Bently Surname

318,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Bently Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Bentley (clearing overgrown with bent grass), the name of many places in England.

Bently Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7831:462,91139,479
England711:784,76142,668
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
Solomon Islands481:12,0842,184
Jamaica431:66,7433,387
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
India71:109,580,769786,157
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7631:31,9474,236
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales91:174,2686,522
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0491:16,4712,091

Bently (664) may also be a first name.

Bently Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Bentley (clearing overgrown with bent grass), the name of many places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bently Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bently (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺘﻠﻲ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bently.

How Common Is The Last Name Bently? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 318,071st most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,191,628 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Bently reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bently is also the 322,067th most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 664 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 783 people, or 1 in 462,911. In The United States Bently is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Florida, where 6 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Bently Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bently has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bently surname decreased 74 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 77 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bently Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bently last name is primarily Catholic (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bently surname are 16.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.8% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bently earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.09% less than the national average, earning $35,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $50,737 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bentley9293,188/
Bentlay925/
Benthly923/
Bentluy921/
Bentlly921/
Benntly920/
Bentleys866/
Bentlley863/
Benthley862/
Beentley861/
Bentliey861/
Benttley860/
Bentle83557/
Bentli83245/
Bentla8312/
D'Bentley801/
Bentler771,470/
Bintley77132/
Ventley776/
Bentlei774/
Bentles773/
Bentlet772/
Bentlep772/
Bemtley772/
Bentlez772/
Bentleu771/
Benttli771/
Bentlej771/
Bhntley771/
Bentlia771/
Bentlis771/
Bntle731/
Bentilla7131/
Bentelli7114/
Bentlett717/
Bentella712/
Ventilly711/
Bentllis711/
Bentelle710/
Benttler710/
Bentless710/
Ventle6733/
Bentellis6714/
Benteller673/
Bentellai671/
Bentillio671/
Bentellio671/
Bintle671/
Bintla671/

Bently Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bently in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻨﺘﻠﻲbntly-

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Bently Reference & Research

Bentley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Bentley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bently
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