Behnken Surname

216,437th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Behnken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behnken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9511:381,13533,660
Germany8691:92,64111,615
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Behnken Last Name Facts

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

Behnken has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Behnken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 216,437th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,843,642 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Behnken are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Behnken is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 951 people, or 1 in 381,135. In The United States Behnken is primarily found in: Ohio, where 12 percent are found, Minnesota, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 46 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Behnken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Behnken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Behnken last name expanded 2,320 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Behnken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Behnken last name are 16.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.84% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behncken9392/
Behnkken931/
Benken92479/
Beenken86712/
Bencken8667/
Benkent863/
Behnkin860/
Benkienė802/
Benkennn801/
Benkenne801/
Biengken801/
Beenkken801/
Binken77268/
Benkin77118/
Bencen7719/
Benkyn7711/
Benqen771/
Bünken771/
Benkne770/
Benkina71449/
Vencken71210/
Benkyna718/
Baenkyn712/
Benckin712/
Boenkin712/
Bengkng711/
Benchen711/
Bhenkne711/
Bengkin711/
Bhenkin710/
Binkienė67118/
Bengking674/
Bnknn671/

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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 Behnken
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