Benzel Surname

183,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Benzel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benzel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3651:265,53825,001
Germany4551:176,93520,748
Ukraine2081:218,85929,245
Argentina1161:368,47828,618
Russia881:1,637,762109,009
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Israel181:475,42436,085
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Benzel (82) may also be a first name.

Benzel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benzel (Russian: Бензель) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benzel? popularity and diffusion

Benzel is the 183,926th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,157,516 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Benzel live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Benzel is also the 1,060,447th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 82 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,365 people, or 1 in 265,538. In The United States Benzel is most numerous in: Washington, where 12 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Nebraska, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 20 percent live and Ukraine, where 9 percent live.

Benzel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benzel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Benzel surname grew 1,923 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benzel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Benzel surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Benzel are 32.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.84% being registered with the party.

The amount Benzel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.82% more than the national average, earning $45,661 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.71% more than the national average, earning $55,999 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bentzel92586/
Bendzel9288/
Benzell9245/
Benzuel925/
Benczel921/
Buenzel921/
Benzoel921/
Boenzel921/
Benzl9151/
Bendzsel8678/
Bentzell861/
Wenzel8379,843/
Bengel832,720/
Venzel831,345/
Bensel831,053/
Binzel83201/
Benzil8356/
Bencel8353/
Bünzel8317/
Benjel833/
Buenzl831/
Benzyl831/
Uenzel831/
Venczel772,339/
Wenzell77542/
Bentsel77101/
Ventzel7797/
Boensel7760/
Bengell7751/
Wenzzel7724/
Bendsel7712/
Bencell774/
Benchel773/
Bendjel772/
Woenzel772/
Vendzel771/
Hwenzel771/
Bennzil771/
Bensell771/
Bentcel771/
Bensehl771/
Benjell771/
Bensoel771/
Binszel771/
Buenzil771/
Bemzell770/
Bentgel770/
Waenzel770/
Wenszel770/
Wenzl736,380/
Venzl73256/
Binzl738/
Bngel732/
Wnzel732/
Bensl732/
Bęzel731/
Benjl731/
Benchelh71478/
Wenszell7166/
Benzlová7119/
Benchell7115/
Bensield718/
Benchelt713/
Venczell713/
Ventzell712/
Bendselt711/
Bensehel711/
Vendzhel711/
Benschel711/
Ben'chel710/
Wienzell710/
Bentsell710/
Wencel673,734/
Bingel672,352/
Wensel672,248/
Wengel671,675/
Bengil671,477/
Vencel67960/
Vensel67724/
Bönsel67214/
Wenzelová67182/
Benjil67138/
Bensil67137/
Bensyl67127/
Bemsel67116/
Vengel67101/
Winzel6782/
Wienzl6747/
Büngel6742/
Wenjel6725/
Bencil6724/
Venszl6718/
Wouenzell6718/
Bencelová6713/
Wynzel6712/
Ventzl6710/
Vänzel678/
Binsel677/
Wenzeł677/
Wenzil675/
Venzil674/
Bencyl673/
Venzyl673/
Wenzelova673/
Bincel672/
Bendseldt672/
Benželová672/
Bhnjel671/
Biendsiel671/
Behnseldt671/
Biendsell671/
Bennsield671/
Venjel671/
Vinzel671/
Wenzcl671/
Wenżel671/
Venzelová671/
Wënzel671/
Beñgel671/
Binzil670/
Bensssell670/

Benzel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benzel in the Russian language
Бензельbenzel-

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Benzel Reference & Research

Bensyl DNA Project FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Benzel
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