von Bentheim Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

von Bentheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Bentheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

von Bentheim Last Name Facts

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

The last name von Bentheim is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of von Bentheim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name von Bentheim? popularity and diffusion

The surname von Bentheim is the 3,373,373rd most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of von Bentheim live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,747,668. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 52 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 29 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Barring South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent reside and Italy, where 3 percent reside.

von Bentheim Last Name Statistics demography

von Bentheim earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 151.6% more than the national average, earning R 597,888 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Bentheim9231/
van Benthem871,766/
van Bentem82300/
van Wenthem785/
van Benthysen720/
van Benthuysen6960/
van Bentheusen690/
van Bentheysen690/
van Benthaysen690/
van Benthuysin690/

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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 von Bentheim
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