Behnken Surname
Approximately 1,896 people bear this surname
Behnken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 951 | 1:381,135 | 33,660 |
| Germany | 869 | 1:92,641 | 11,615 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Behnken Demographics
Behnken Political Affiliation
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Behnken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behnken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Behnken is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Behnken? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 216,437th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,843,642 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Behnken reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 951 people, or 1 in 381,135. In The United States Behnken is most common in: Ohio, where 12 percent reside, Minnesota, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States Behnken exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 46 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.
Behnken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Behnken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Behnken surname grew 2,320 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Behnken Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Behnken are 16.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.84% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Behnken earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.62% less than the national average, earning R 93,588 per year and in United States they earn 11.64% more than the national average, earning $48,173 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behncken | 93 | 92 | / |
| Behnkken | 93 | 1 | / |
| Benken | 92 | 479 | / |
| Beenken | 86 | 712 | / |
| Bencken | 86 | 67 | / |
| Benkent | 86 | 3 | / |
| Behnkin | 86 | 0 | / |
| Benkienė | 80 | 2 | / |
| Benkennn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Benkenne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Biengken | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beenkken | 80 | 1 | / |
| Binken | 77 | 268 | / |
| Benkin | 77 | 118 | / |
| Bencen | 77 | 19 | / |
| Benkyn | 77 | 11 | / |
| Benqen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bünken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benkne | 77 | 0 | / |
| Benkina | 71 | 449 | / |
| Vencken | 71 | 210 | / |
| Benkyna | 71 | 8 | / |
| Baenkyn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Benckin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Boenkin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bengkng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benchen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhenkne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bengkin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhenkin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Binkienė | 67 | 118 | / |
| Bengking | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bnknn | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Behnken
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