Benham is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Benham
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Benham

How popular is Benham?

Benham is common in England.

Benham is ranked 41791 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Benham bearers increased by 1.474503 per cent in 2010 US census to 4955 since 2000, the surname slipped by 387 spots and ranked at 6807. The last name was found in around 17 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.06 92.4
Black 3.71 3.65
Hispanic or Latino 1.94 1.35
Others 1.72 1.25
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.03 0.8
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.54 0.55
Benham is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while England is ahead in terms of density. Around 11662 people have been found who wears Benham as their family name. Benham is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
101,066 Zimbabwe5
16,605 Austria3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
723,167 Indonesia2
24,269 Peru2
8,995 Uganda2
1,472 The Bahamas2
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
40,064 Nigeria2
20,595 China2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
28,232 Morocco2
118,441 Germany2
7,895 South Korea1
897,276 Russia1
2,057 Isle of Man1
49,529 Israel1
16,640 Hong Kong1
174,544 Czech Republic1
1,818 Guernsey1
1,254 Gibraltar1
153,416 Italy1
29,046 Japan1
1,572 Macau1
56,169 Mexico1
717 Bhutan1
4,249 Cambodia1
28,365 Kenya1
118,015 Netherlands1
14,644 Tunisia1
77,122 Sweden1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
285,118 India39
43,662 Belgium30
59,636 Spain29
36,547 Switzerland27
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
11,387 Ireland22
28,338 Norway20
15,050 Singapore18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
104,308 France86
8,328 New Zealand85
Countries with hundreds of Benham:
3,248 Australia949
8,847 Canada457
27,867 South Africa201
2,864 Wales135
5,046 Scotland112
Countries with thousands of Benham:
6,071 United States6,422
2,655 England2,958
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Samuel Benham hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 15 years old embarked for USA from London on Highland Mary and arrived on May 21, 1850. Welcome-E. Benham, aged 30, 35 years old Thomas Benham, 30 years old U Benham, Eliza Benham (15), Workman Thomas Benham, are other Benham that migrated to US.

Benham Namesakes

  • Abdelaziz Benhamlat, Soccer player
  • Abdelhak Benhamouda, Trade unionist
  • Mourad Benhamida, Soccer player
  • Robert Benham, Attorney at law
  • Georgene Corry Benham, Author
  • Elsa Benham, Movie star
  • Harry Benham, Film actor
  • Fouad Benhammou, Film director
  • Georgene Corry Benham, Author
  • William Gurney Benham, Author
  • In 2009 drama movie, LoveJourney, Maria Benham characterized Leela Vaz.

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