Beneken Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Beneken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beneken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1291:624,07349,483
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
Liberia151:293,90216,977
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Beneken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beneken (Russian: Бенекен) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Beneken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beneken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,144,405th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname Beneken 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 Beneken is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 624,073. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bremen, where 32 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 30 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Germany Beneken exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 28 percent are found and Liberia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Beneken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beneken in the Russian language
Бенекенbeneken-

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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 Beneken
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