Benze Surname
Approximately 1,538 people bear this surname
Benze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 903 | 1:81,816 | 9,431 |
| Germany | 207 | 1:388,915 | 36,309 |
| United States | 110 | 1:3,295,081 | 188,193 |
| Turkey | 104 | 1:748,283 | 37,471 |
| Mexico | 45 | 1:2,758,360 | 22,009 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Mauritania | 24 | 1:170,619 | 9,051 |
| Ivory Coast | 21 | 1:1,098,630 | 25,989 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Congo | 7 | 1:712,728 | 15,723 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 57 | 1:881,030 | 53,642 |
The alternate forms: Benzé (1) are calculated separately.
Benze (446) may also be a first name.
Benze Demographics
Benze Political Affiliation
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Benze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benze Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benze (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺰ, Tibetan: བིན་མཛད།) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may occur as: Benzé. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benze? popularity and diffusion
It is the 256,366th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,738,326 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Benze are found; 59 percent are found in Central Africa and 59 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 405,761st most common given name world-wide, held by 446 people.
The surname Benze is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 903 people, or 1 in 81,816. Excluding The DR Congo Benze occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Benze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Benze has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benze last name rose 193 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Benze Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Benze surname are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.91% being registered with the political party.
Benze earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.54% more than the national average, earning $49,854 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benze Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benze in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﺰ | bnz | - |
| Benze in the Tibetan language | ||
| བིན་མཛད། | bindzé | - |
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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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- 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 Benze
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