Benikas Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Benikas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benikas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Benikas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benikas (Marathi: बेनीकस, Russian: Беникас) occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benikas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Benikas is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Benikas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Benikas are found; 65 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Poland, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 1,187,773. Besides Poland this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Lithuania, where 6 percent are found.

Benikas Last Name Statistics demography

Benikas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.92% more than the national average, earning $49,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benekas8664/
Banikas8616/
Benikos8616/
Benykas862/
Bonikas861/
Beniskos8037/
Benicase8030/
Benikous801/
Buinickas75162/
Buiniskas7512/
Benicasse752/
Buiniekas751/
Benekos71609/
Binikos71266/
Bonikos7190/
Binukas7127/
Benucas719/
Banikos712/
Venicas712/
Bonicas711/
Benicos711/
Vinickas6731/
Benecase6725/
Benekous671/
Vainickas6362/
Voinickas633/
Binucas5777/
Bonicos5720/
Bonecas5715/
Binekos574/
Venecas573/
Vénékas572/
Benecos571/
Binicos571/
Vainikos5322/
Buinyshchkas531/
Bieńkosz531/
Mpenekos531/

Benikas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benikas in the Marathi language
बेनीकसbenikasa-
Benikas in the Russian language
Беникасbenikas-

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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 Benikas
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