van Bentum Surname

355,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Bentum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Bentum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8121:20,7973,285
Germany1161:694,01353,217
Australia301:899,85754,700
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
England111:5,065,278148,650
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

van Bentum Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Bentum occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Bentum? popularity and diffusion

van Bentum is the 355,911th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 7,137,655 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of van Bentum live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 812 people, or 1 in 20,797. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Utrecht, where 31 percent live, Gelderland, where 22 percent live and North Holland, where 20 percent live. Not including The Netherlands van Bentum occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

van Bentum Last Name Statistics demography

van Bentum earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.85% less than the national average, earning R 166,692 per year.

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van Bentum 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 Bentum
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