Bentzel Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bentzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bentzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5491:660,21752,823
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Bentzel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bentzel occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bentzel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 546,286th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Bentzel reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Bentzel is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 549 people, or 1 in 660,217. In The United States Bentzel is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 55 percent are found, Maryland, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Bentzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bentzel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bentzel last name increased 366 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bentzel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bentzel last name are 41.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.8% being registered to vote for the party.

Bentzel earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.82% less than the national average, earning $42,362 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bentzell931/
Benzel922,308/
Wentzel8616,976/
Bentsel86101/
Ventzel8697/
Bendzel8688/
Benzell8645/
Benzuel865/
Benzoel861/
Boenzel861/
Bentcel861/
Benczel861/
Buenzel861/
Bentgel860/
Benzl8351/
Wentzell803,081/
Bendzsel8078/
Wenthzel8010/
Wentziel802/
Ventzell802/
Wentzzel800/
Bentsell800/
Wenzel7779,843/
Venzel771,345/
Binzel77201/
Benzil7756/
Bencel7753/
Wentzl7718/
Bünzel7717/
Ventzl7710/
Uenzel771/
Benzyl771/
Venczel712,339/
Ventsel71922/
Wenzell71542/
Bentsil71356/
Wendzel71214/
Vintzel7172/
Wentsel7129/
Wenzzel7124/
Wintzel7121/
Bendsel7112/
Bencell714/
Benchel713/
Wentzil711/
Wentzll711/
Wntzell711/
Bennzil711/
Hwenzel711/
Vendzel711/
Buenzil711/
Wenzl676,380/
Venzl67256/
Wintzell67153/
Benchell6715/
Wëntzell6710/
Binzl678/
Venttsel675/
Venczell673/
Wendzell672/
Wnzel672/
Wenddzel671/
Bentsild671/
Bendselt671/
Wentsell671/
Wiendzel671/
Bęzel671/
Ben'chel670/

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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 Bentzel
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