Benaki Surname
Approximately 404 people bear this surname
Benaki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 273 | 1:40,585 | 6,542 |
| India | 96 | 1:7,990,264 | 168,289 |
| Cyprus | 20 | 1:44,244 | 4,510 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
Benaki (1,612) may also be a first name.
Benaki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benaki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benaki (Hindi: बेनकी, Oriya: େବନାକି) is most common in Greece. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benaki? popularity and diffusion
Benaki is the 721,185th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. The last name Benaki is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Benaki are found; 73 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 73 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Benaki is also the 192,433rd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 1,612 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 40,585. In Greece Benaki is most common in: Attica, where 51 percent reside, Thessaly, where 15 percent reside and Crete, where 14 percent reside. Besides Greece this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent reside and Cyprus, where 5 percent reside.
Benaki Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Benaki has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benaki Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benaki in the Hindi language | ||
| बेनकी | benaki | 99.78 |
| बेणकि | benaki | 0.11 |
| बेणकी | benaki | 0.11 |
| Benaki in the Oriya language | ||
| େବନାକି | ebanaki | 50 |
| େବନକି | ebanaki | 50 |
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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 Benaki
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