Bencken Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bencken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bencken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Bencken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bencken is found most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bencken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,333,370th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname Bencken occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Bencken are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Bencken is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 37 percent reside, Kansas, where 17 percent reside and Nebraska, where 17 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Bencken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bencken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bencken last name increased 429 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bencken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bencken surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Bencken earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $43,686 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behncken9392/
Benken92479/
Bencen9219/
Behnken861,896/
Beenken86712/
Vencken86210/
Benzken865/
Benkent863/
Benckin862/
Benchen861/
Benkienė802/
Benkennn801/
Benkenne801/
Biengken801/
Beenkken801/
Behnkken801/
Binken77268/
Benkin77118/
Bencin7756/
Benkyn7711/
Benqen771/
Bünken771/
Benkne770/
Bncn731/
Vincken71925/
Benkina71449/
Benkyna718/
Benchin718/
Benzkin712/
Boenkin712/
Baenkyn712/
Bhenkne711/
Bengkin711/
Vyncken711/
Bengkng711/
Bhenkin710/
Behnkin710/
Bengchin674/
Bengking674/
Bnknn671/
Benzquen671/

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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 Bencken
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis