Benzinger Surname

167,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Benzinger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benzinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4061:57,2597,410
United States1,0581:342,58930,827
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Austria261:327,51736,002
Israel101:855,76354,181
Sweden101:984,67673,605
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
France51:13,284,544357,392
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

Benzinger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benzinger occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benzinger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 167,097th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,814,811 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Benzinger are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Benzinger is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,406 people, or 1 in 57,259. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 66 percent are found, Bavaria, where 25 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Benzinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Benzinger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benzinger last name rose 674 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benzinger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Benzinger surname are 19.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Benzinger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.77% more than the national average, earning R 417,708 per year; in United States they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning $45,717 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.09% more than the national average, earning $58,175 CAD per year.

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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 Benzinger
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