Beneken Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Beneken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 129 | 1:624,073 | 49,483 |
| Netherlands | 59 | 1:286,223 | 34,881 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Beneken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beneken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Beneken (Russian: Бенекен) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Beneken? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,144,405th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Beneken live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 624,073. In Germany Beneken is most prevalent in: Bremen, where 32 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 30 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 28 percent reside and Liberia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benecken | 93 | 146 | / |
| Beeneken | 93 | 25 | / |
| Beuneken | 93 | 24 | / |
| Beniken | 86 | 1,177 | / |
| Benekin | 86 | 72 | / |
| Benecen | 86 | 14 | / |
| Benaken | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bineken | 86 | 1 | / |
| Benhken | 86 | 1 | / |
| Baneken | 86 | 1 | / |
| Benequen | 80 | 126 | / |
| Benicken | 80 | 10 | / |
| Benikken | 80 | 2 | / |
| Benekina | 80 | 2 | / |
| Baneaken | 80 | 1 | / |
| Benoiken | 80 | 1 | / |
| Benoikken | 75 | 10 | / |
| Behneking | 75 | 7 | / |
| Benikienė | 75 | 5 | / |
| Benequien | 75 | 2 | / |
| Binekienė | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benaykene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Banaken | 71 | 488 | / |
| Benikem | 71 | 7 | / |
| Benakin | 71 | 5 | / |
| Benikin | 71 | 4 | / |
| Banoken | 71 | 2 | / |
| Boniken | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benekim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benehequen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banekin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benicen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Benequin | 67 | 11 | / |
| Benikina | 67 | 4 | / |
| Benhicen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Venequen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benyhkem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bannekin | 67 | 0 | / |
Beneken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Beneken in the Russian language | ||
| Бенекен | beneken | - |
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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 Beneken
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