Benck Surname

342,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Benck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5221:410,10415,575
United States4201:862,99765,593
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
France171:3,907,219231,005
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Benck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benck (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻚ) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benck? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benck is the 342,056th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,791,748 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Benck live; 49 percent live in South America and 49 percent live in Luso-South America.

Benck is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 522 people, or 1 in 410,104. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 40 percent reside, Paraná, where 26 percent reside and São Paulo, where 20 percent reside. Besides Brazil it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Germany, where 7 percent reside.

Benck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benck has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,680 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Benck surname are 37.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.07% registered to vote for the political party.

Benck earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.08% more than the national average, earning $49,657 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bencke911,374/
Behnck91154/
Beenck9139/
Boenck910/
Benk892,885/
Benc891,453/
Bnck890/
Behenck83926/
Beencke8362/
Benke8013,442/
Benkő805,821/
Beunk80795/
Behnk80580/
Bienk80208/
Venck80181/
Binck80179/
Buenk80114/
Baenk8057/
Bünck8056/
Beenk8047/
Boenk8028/
Buenc8020/
Bynck8015/
Bönck8014/
Benkø8010/
Bhenk805/
Bncke803/
Bennk801/
Bencková7752/
Benckova776/
Behencke775/
Behencks771/
Bnk7514/
Bnc752/
Bengke73113/
Benőcs7373/
Beenke7373/
Bähnck7342/
Bennke7338/
Benkhe7327/
Baehnk7323/
Bincke7320/
Bencső7311/
Böncke736/
Bhenke735/
Boehnk735/
Behnks734/
Buengk734/
Bemcke733/
Benk's733/
Bencsh732/
Behenk731/
Bencqe731/
Beenkk731/
Mpenck731/
Vennck731/
Benkke731/
Byonck731/
Bincks730/
Beng6715,026/
Benková672,679/
Bink672,578/
Bengsch671,730/
Bencová67834/
Benkova67507/
Bünk6798/
Binc6791/
Bencova6745/
Böhncke6719/
Bynk6712/
Benksch677/
Behenke674/
Bnkc673/
Bnhk672/
Bync672/
Bemc672/
Benq671/
Bnkz671/
Benx671/
Bnqc671/
Bnkx671/
Benkőcs671/
Bennőcs671/
Bähncke671/
Bnkh671/
Behencx671/
Bhnc671/
Bncp671/
Bncs671/
Bngc671/

Benck Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benck in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻨﻚbnk-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Benck
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