Benka Surname

225,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Benka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia4181:17,0932,000
Poland2871:132,43519,341
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
Brazil1981:1,081,18337,845
Slovakia1371:38,9527,218
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
India891:8,618,712176,377
Mauritania521:78,7475,195
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Hungary261:377,54926,409
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Czechia221:483,34051,393
England211:2,653,24194,788
Austria181:473,08046,251
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Benka (223) may also be a first name.

Benka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻜﻪ, Hindi: बेनका, Marathi: बेनका, Russian: Бенька) occurs most in Serbia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Benka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 225,618th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,046,389 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Benka are found; 26 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 25 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Benka is also the 603,623rd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 223 people.

It is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 17,093. In Serbia Benka is mostly concentrated in: South Banat District, where 45 percent reside, South Bačka District, where 39 percent reside and Belgrade, where 8 percent reside. Not including Serbia Benka is found in 41 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Benka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Benka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Benka surname rose 1,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Benka surname are 40.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Benka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.35% more than the national average, earning $45,026 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning $48,851 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benkka91137/
Behnka9139/
Bienka9135/
Benkay9126/
Benkai9122/
Bengka9120/
Benkau9119/
Benkaj9113/
Benkaa915/
Baenka914/
Benkaz913/
Boenka912/
Bhenka911/
Benkah911/
Benkas911/
Beunka911/
Beenka911/
Bnka899/
Benkaid83482/
Benkaya83332/
Benkhay83310/
Benkhaa83239/
Benkhai83173/
Buengka83148/
Benkass8327/
Bengkay833/
Baengka832/
Benkaha831/
Benkaiz831/
Bengkat831/
Benkais831/
Biengka831/
Behenka830/
Benko8014,017/
Benke8013,442/
Benkó801,382/
Benki801,059/
Binka80873/
Benca80610/
Benky8022/
Bynka8010/
Benqa806/
Benkj801/
Benké801/
Benkô801/
Benkõ801/
Bngka801/
Benkhaya77278/
Benkeova777/
Buengkai774/
Benkaová772/
Benkhadd771/
Beungkai771/
Behnke7323,343/
Bencke731,374/
Benkou731,031/
Boenke73929/
Bienko73649/
Boenko73543/
Baenko73293/
Bencea73258/
Bieńka73253/
Benkih73234/
Benkie73190/
Binkay73186/
Benqas73171/
Bhenki73137/
Benkei73125/
Bengke73113/
Bencko73100/
Bienke7381/
Bengko7378/
Beenke7373/
Benked7371/
Bengki7369/
Bencaz7368/
Bencat7366/
Boenki7354/
Benkoč7344/
Bingka7343/
Bennke7338/
Buenko7337/
Baenke7335/
Benkey7330/
Benkhe7327/
Beunke7324/
Benqah7317/
Benkiş7317/
Bencki7315/
Binkau7311/
Benkeu7311/
Benkej737/
Benkeő736/
Bhenke735/
Binkad735/
Mpenka735/
Binkha734/
Binkai734/
Behnki733/
Bencai733/
Benkyi733/
Byonka733/
Benkys733/
Bencau732/
Buenca732/
Baenca732/
Behnky731/
Buenke731/
Bencca731/
Bencoa731/
Bengky731/
Benkke731/
Benkoh731/
Bhinka731/
Bienky731/
Benkeh731/
Bionka731/
Benkii731/
Bencky731/
Npenka731/
Bencať731/
Bengca731/
Beenko731/
Benkhy731/
Buenqa731/
Bhemka731/
Bhenca731/
Besnky731/
Bnkhay731/
Benkee730/
Benkeiova714/
Benkhouha711/
Benchea673,517/
Boehnke672,345/
Behncke672,145/
Bencker67313/
Binkaya67155/
Beenker67118/
Bhinkah6793/
Beencke6762/
Benkech6741/
Boencke6734/
Behnkie6721/
Benqayd6714/
Boehnki6714/
Bencaid6711/
Benkich6711/
Binkaat6711/
Behnker679/
Bengcas679/
Benkhey677/
Boehnky677/
Benkous675/
Bingkay675/
Benkess675/
Benkhou675/
Behenke674/
Benkhiy674/
Benkych674/
Benkouh673/
Bnko673/
Benkosh673/
Bnke672/
Bennker672/
Benkhyo672/
Benkout672/
Bienkie672/
Bnky672/
Buunkaa671/
Buehnke671/
Behnkey671/
Benkopp671/
Bhinkka671/
Baengko671/
Venckai671/
Behncké671/
Bengcay671/
Bengkui671/
Benkhis671/
Benkker671/
Bhaenki671/
Bien'ke671/
Boenkie671/
Bengkee671/
Bencaya671/
Bengkoh671/
Benkhid671/
Behnkee670/
Behnkes670/
Benkett670/
Benkopf670/
Benkest670/

Benka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benka in the Hindi language
बेनकाbenaka-
Benka in the Marathi language
बेनकाbenaka95.65
बेनाजbenaja4.35
Benka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻨﻜﻪbnkh71.43
ﺑﻨﻚbnk28.57
Benka in the Russian language
Бенькаbenka-

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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 Benka
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