Behncken Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Behncken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behncken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Behncken Last Name Facts

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

Behncken is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behncken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Behncken is the 1,943,350th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname Behncken is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Behncken are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Behncken is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 1,166,746. In Germany Behncken is primarily concentrated in: Hamburg, where 71 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 17 percent live and Hesse, where 9 percent live. Besides Germany it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behnken931,896/
Bencken9367/
Behnkken881/
Benken86479/
Bencen8619/
Beenken80712/
Vencken80210/
Benzken805/
Benkent803/
Benckin802/
Benchen801/
Behnkin800/
Wiencken75213/
Huehnken757/
Benkienė752/
Benkenne751/
Biengken751/
Beenkken751/
Benkennn751/
Venckienė712,314/
Venken71552/
Binken71268/
Benkin71118/
Bencin7156/
Wenken7116/
Benkyn7111/
Vencen7110/
Benqen711/
Bünken711/
Benkne710/
Vincken67925/
Wienken67672/
Benkina67449/
Vienken67187/
Wenchen67132/
Binchen6727/
Wengken6725/
Benchin678/
Benkyna678/
Huenken674/
Wemcken673/
Benzkin672/
Vyncken671/
Bengkin671/
Bönchen671/
Bengkng671/
Bncn671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Behncken
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