van Bentem Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Bentem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Bentem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2921:57,8339,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Benthem951,766/
Vanbentem9512/
van Benhtem951/
van Bentheim9131/
van Bentum901,021/
van Benten90380/
van Benthum86213/
van Wenthem865/
van Bentenn860/
Vanbentum8410/
von Bentheim8234/
van Bemten8010/

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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
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