Benekos Surname

530,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Benekos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benekos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5491:20,1822,939
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080

Benekos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benekos is found most in Greece. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benekos? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benekos is the 530,954th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 11,966,414 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Benekos reside; 90 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Greece, where it is held by 549 people, or 1 in 20,182. In Greece Benekos is most common in: Epirus, where 27 percent are found, Attica, where 26 percent are found and Central Greece, where 26 percent are found. Apart from Greece it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

Benekos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Benekos surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Benekos earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.74% more than the national average, earning $49,077 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benekous931/
Benekas8664/
Benikos8616/
Benakos8610/
Binekos864/
Benecos861/
Beniskos8037/
Benikous801/
Mpenekos801/
Binikos71266/
Banakos71125/
Bonikos7190/
Benocas7170/
Benikas7151/
Bonecos7111/
Banokos713/
Banikos712/
Benykas712/
Benokas711/
Benicos711/
Benecase6725/
Benakash673/
Bieńkosz671/

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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
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  • 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 Benekos
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