Behnker Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Behnker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Behnker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behnker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Behnker occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Behnker? popularity and diffusion
Behnker is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Behnker occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Behnker are found; 78 percent are found in South America and 78 percent are found in Luso-South America.
The last name Behnker is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil Behnker is primarily concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 86 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside.
Behnker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Behnker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Behnker last name contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Behnker
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