Bentz Surname

36,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Bentz Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the little bear; descendant of Benz, a pet form of Benedictus (blessed); one who came from Benz, in Germany.

Bentz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,1081:44,7045,477
Germany2,7801:28,9593,811
France1,8951:35,0524,265
Brazil4131:518,34019,464
Canada3181:115,86712,291
South Africa1701:318,69230,132
Argentina1481:288,80723,114
Luxembourg1101:5,278760
Switzerland1021:80,5199,217
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Austria371:230,14727,778
England351:1,591,94567,242
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Norway291:177,32021,035
Israel271:316,94927,106
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5661:32,0683,857

Bentz (67) may also be a first name.

Bentz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the sign of the little bear; descendant of Benz, a pet form of Benedictus (blessed); one who came from Benz, in Germany.

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

Bentz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bentz is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Bentz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bentz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 36,614th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 505,939 people. The last name Bentz is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Bentz are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bentz is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 67 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 8,108 people, or 1 in 44,704. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Maryland, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States Bentz exists in 51 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.

Bentz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bentz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 518 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 269 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bentz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bentz are 17.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bentz earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.93% less than the national average, earning 280,569 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 29.66% more than the national average, earning R 308,124 per year; in United States they earn 4.35% more than the national average, earning $45,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning $55,561 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bientz91560/
Bentze9119/
Bendtz9116/
Benstz9115/
Benthz912/
Bentzh911/
Beentz911/
Bentzs910/
Buentz910/
Benz8943,596/
Bntz891/
Bents802,319/
Bienz801,719/
Bintz801,417/
Bendz80447/
Bencz80352/
Buenz80146/
Baenz8054/
Bennz8015/
Benzz805/
Bemtz803/
Boenz802/
Bntzs801/
Bnz757/
Bentse73440/
Bentch73176/
Bentci7351/
Benőcz7327/
Bentås7324/
Bennts7315/
Baents7315/
Bients732/
Bencző732/
Bensts732/
Bendzh732/
Bintze731/
Bentce731/
Binz674,112/
Benc671,453/
Bünz67604/
Benč67160/
Bentsch6744/
Bänz6714/
Benć6713/
Benç679/
Bhnz672/
Bntc672/
Bntx671/
Benncze671/
Beentts671/
Bentche671/
Bhentse671/
Bentshe671/
Bncz671/
Bnzz671/
Bnts670/
Benntts670/

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Bentz Reference & Research

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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 Bentz
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