van Bentem Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
van Bentem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 292 | 1:57,833 | 9,941 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Bentem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Bentem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Bentem is most common in The Netherlands. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Bentem? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 893,754th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of van Bentem are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 57,833. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 35 percent live, South Holland, where 23 percent live and Overijssel, where 18 percent live. Not including The Netherlands van Bentem occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Benthem | 95 | 1,766 | / |
| Vanbentem | 95 | 12 | / |
| van Benhtem | 95 | 1 | / |
| van Bentheim | 91 | 31 | / |
| van Bentum | 90 | 1,021 | / |
| van Benten | 90 | 380 | / |
| van Benthum | 86 | 213 | / |
| van Wenthem | 86 | 5 | / |
| van Bentenn | 86 | 0 | / |
| Vanbentum | 84 | 10 | / |
| von Bentheim | 82 | 34 | / |
| van Bemten | 80 | 10 | / |
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van Bentem Reference & Research
Van Benthem DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Van Benthem 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 van Bentem
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis