Benthen Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Benthen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benthen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria271:315,38635,058
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Benthen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Benthen Come From? nationality or country of origin

Benthen occurs most in Austria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Benthen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benthen? popularity and diffusion

Benthen is the 3,485,539th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Benthen are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Benthen is most commonly used in Austria, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 315,386. In Austria it is primarily found in: Carinthia, where 52 percent live, Lower Austria, where 44 percent live and Vienna, where 4 percent live. Other than Austria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Benthen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Benthen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benthen surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benthien932,029/
Benthein9363/
Benthean930/
Benten92838/
Benthin861,894/
Benthem86650/
Bentein86517/
Benteng86283/
Bentien86250/
Benteyn8677/
Wenthen8665/
Bentgen8635/
Benteen8613/
Bentoen8612/
Bentten8612/
Buenten8611/
Venthen8610/
Boenten861/
Bentene861/
Bentehn860/
Bentn832/
Benthuysen8220/
Bentheysen820/
Bentesen80125/
Benthine8014/
Venthien8011/
Vaenthen806/
Bentienė801/
Bentin77841/
Bentem77298/
Venten77264/
Bentyn7761/
Bentén776/
Bentín773/
Bentng771/
Bemten770/
Benthuysn751/
Bntn731/
Benting713,136/
Bintein71480/
Bentain71297/
Bentine71109/
Wentein7143/
Wenthin7135/
Bention7121/
Ventgen7119/
Bentina7115/
Bentayn7112/
Benthim7111/
Bendtin715/
Bentyne714/
Venthem714/
Wenthem712/
Vinthen711/
Bentoin711/
Benttin711/
Wynthein6791/
Waenthin6766/
Winthein6721/
Benttine6720/
Wenthine673/
Bntin671/
Bintn671/
Bintheem671/
Bentaine671/
Huentean671/
Benttina671/
Bentinne671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Benthen
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