Behnker Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Behnker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behnker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Behnker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Behnker occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Behnker.

How Common Is The Last Name Behnker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Behnker is mostly found 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.

This surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Santa Catarina, where 86 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 14 percent are found. Barring Brazil this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Behnker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Behnker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Behnker surname contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boehnker9331/
Behncker9320/
Behnke9223,343/
Benker923,394/
Behencker881/
Boehnke862,345/
Behncke862,145/
Bencker86313/
Boenker86291/
Beenker86118/
Buenker8695/
Bienker8626/
Behnkie8621/
Beunker8615/
Behenke864/
Bennker862/
Buehnke861/
Behnkey861/
Wehnker861/
Benkier861/
Benkker861/
Benkeir860/
Behnkee860/
Behnkes860/
Benke8313,442/
Bnker830/
Benckert80294/
Woehnker80112/
Boehncke8044/
Behencke805/
Benkhier804/
Benkheir802/
Boehnkie801/
Benkerdt801/
Böhnke776,047/
Wenker772,227/
Bencke771,374/
Venker77997/
Boenke77929/
Bünker77522/
Bencer77377/
Binker77243/
Benkie77190/
Benkei77125/
Bengke77113/
Bönker77102/
Bienke7781/
Beenke7773/
Benked7771/
Behnka7739/
Bennke7738/
Bähnke7736/
Baenke7735/
Bøhnke7734/
Benkey7730/
Benkhe7727/
Beunke7724/
Bänker7712/
Benkeu7711/
Benkej777/
Benkeő776/
Bhenke775/
Bemker773/
Bncker773/
Behnki773/
Vehnke772/
Bynker771/
Behnky771/
Buenke771/
Benkke771/
Bnnker771/
Benkeh771/
Benkir771/
Behnce771/
Benkee770/
Benkerová751/
Benkhettr751/
Benckeart750/
Bnke732/
Binkert711,390/
Veenker71743/
Huinker71483/
Wencker71454/
Binkerd71424/
Wienker71393/
Wenkert71197/
Bencher71120/
Woenker7167/
Beencke7162/
Benkech7141/
Benkjær7141/
Boencke7134/
Wenkere7130/
Binkier7124/
Wenåker7122/
Böhncke7119/
Wuenker7117/
Boehnki7114/
Venkert7110/
Bengkir7110/
Benkhey717/
Boehnky717/
Vencker716/
Benncer715/
Benquer715/
Benkess715/
Böncker715/
Benkhir714/
Huenker713/
Benkirt712/
Bienkie712/
Bynqker711/
Bhenkre711/
Wenkker711/
Venkeer711/
Benkair711/
Behnche711/
Behncké711/
Büncker711/
Bähncke711/
Bien'ke711/
Boenkie711/
Bengkee711/
Venkere711/
Behenka710/
Benkett710/
Buinker710/
Benkest710/
Bence675,350/
Benka671,801/
Benki671,059/
Bemke67312/
Bönke67222/
Binke67211/
Benkhair67180/
Bynke6779/
Bänke6745/
Benkeová6744/
Bønke6737/
Benkesch6726/
Benky6722/
Bingåker679/
Benkeova677/
Wenckert674/
Bncke673/
Benkj671/
Bhincher671/
Benqe671/
Benké671/
Beñke671/
Beńke671/
Binckert670/

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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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  • 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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