Bentsson Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Bentsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bentsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland151:25,3391,935
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bentsson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bentsson occurs in Iceland more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bentsson.

How Common Is The Last Name Bentsson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Bentsson are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Bentsson is most frequent in Iceland, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 25,339. In Iceland it is most frequent in: Capital Region, where 93 percent reside and Southern Peninsula, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Iceland this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 29 percent reside and Sweden, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bendtsson942/
Benttsson941/
Bentson931,231/
Bendtson8875/
Bentsion8812/
Benthson881/
Benntson880/
Vendtsson824/
Bendtssen821/
Bentsen804,840/
Bentzon80338/
Bendson8060/
Bentsun803/
Bemtson802/
Ventson802/
Bintson801/
Bentsan800/
Benzson800/
Bendtsen753,820/
Bendtzon7518/
Benthsen7515/
Bentzion757/
Bentszen751/
Bentsane751/
Benntsen750/
Bentsionova7412/
Benzon713,984/
Bencon7126/
Benttsien712/
Bentzen674,081/
Bendsen67784/
Bencion67315/
Vintson67197/
Wintson6736/
Bindson6710/
Wendson674/
Buenzon672/
Benncon672/
Bentzén671/
Ventzon671/
Bimtson671/
Ventsen671/
Benzoin671/
Vencson670/
Bentcen670/

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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 Bentsson
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