Bentson Surname

307,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,231 people bear this surname

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

Bentson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bentson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0821:334,99030,261
Canada681:541,84745,466
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Bentson (14) may also be a first name.

Bentson Last Name Facts

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

Bentson is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bentson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 307,015th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,920,021 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Bentson are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bentson is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name globally, borne by 14 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,082 people, or 1 in 334,990. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 19 percent live, Minnesota, where 14 percent live and Washington, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Bentson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bentson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 859 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bentson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bentson last name are 13.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bentson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.64% more than the national average, earning $53,782 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $49,871 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bendtson9375/
Bentsson9328/
Bentsion9312/
Benthson931/
Benntson930/
Bendtsson882/
Benttsson881/
Bentsen864,840/
Bentzon86338/
Bendson8660/
Bentsun863/
Bemtson862/
Ventson862/
Bintson861/
Bentsan860/
Benzson860/
Bendtsen803,820/
Bendtzon8018/
Benthsen8015/
Bentzion807/
Bentsane801/
Bentszen801/
Benntsen800/
Bentsionova7812/
Benzon773,984/
Bencon7726/
Vendtsson754/
Benttsien752/
Bendtssen751/
Bentzen714,081/
Bendsen71784/
Bencion71315/
Vintson71197/
Wintson7136/
Bindson7110/
Wendson714/
Buenzon712/
Benncon712/
Benzoin711/
Bentzén711/
Ventzon711/
Bimtson711/
Ventsen711/
Vencson710/
Bentcen710/
Bendtzen67142/
Wuendson672/
Benntzen672/
Benndsen671/
Bendtsem671/
Wentsang671/
Boentzen670/

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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 Bentson
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