Bentum Surname
Approximately 13,395 people bear this surname
Bentum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 12,677 | 1:2,131 | 347 |
| Netherlands | 335 | 1:50,409 | 8,633 |
| Nigeria | 120 | 1:1,476,190 | 56,575 |
| United States | 77 | 1:4,707,259 | 244,676 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Liberia | 23 | 1:191,675 | 12,886 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Bentum (11) may also be a first name.
Bentum Demographics
Average Bentum Salary in
United States
$46,316 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bentum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bentum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bentum occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bentum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bentum is the 39,199th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 544,050 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bentum live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bentum is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename on earth, borne by 11 people.
It is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is carried by 12,677 people, or 1 in 2,131. Barring Ghana Bentum exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Bentum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bentum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bentum last name rose 3,850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bentum Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Bentum last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.
The amount Bentum earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.57% more than the national average, earning R 286,524 per year; in United States they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning $46,316 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.79% more than the national average, earning $51,067 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benthum | 92 | 26 | / |
| Bentoum | 92 | 3 | / |
| Bendtoum | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bentoume | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wentum | 83 | 509 | / |
| Bintum | 83 | 117 | / |
| Bentom | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ventum | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bentun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Benthom | 77 | 18 | / |
| Bintume | 77 | 15 | / |
| Bentune | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ventoum | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bentung | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wentoum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wentume | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bentoom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ventoume | 71 | 36 | / |
| Benton | 67 | 62,337 | / |
| Benthusen | 67 | 40 | / |
| Bintom | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bintun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wintum | 67 | 5 | / |
| Benthuysn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wentom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benthuysen | 63 | 20 | / |
| Bentoen | 62 | 12 | / |
| Bentton | 62 | 11 | / |
| Bennton | 62 | 7 | / |
| Bintung | 62 | 5 | / |
| Benthon | 62 | 4 | / |
| Beenton | 62 | 2 | / |
| Bendton | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bentonn | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bintoom | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bentouchent | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bintoung | 57 | 1 | / |
| Binton | 50 | 1,919 | / |
| Vyntun | 50 | 17 | / |
| Wintom | 50 | 6 | / |
| Bntton | 50 | 5 | / |
| Vintun | 50 | 2 | / |
| Bynton | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Bentum
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