Bencu Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Bencu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 31 | 1:647,673 | 45,663 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Bencu (48) may also be a first name.
Bencu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bencu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bencu occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bencu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,432,070th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Bencu reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 48 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 647,673. In Romania Bencu is most prevalent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 87 percent are found and Ilfov County, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Romania Bencu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Bencu
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