Benka Surname
Approximately 1,801 people bear this surname
Benka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 418 | 1:17,093 | 2,000 |
| Poland | 287 | 1:132,435 | 19,341 |
| United States | 258 | 1:1,404,880 | 96,935 |
| Brazil | 198 | 1:1,081,183 | 37,845 |
| Slovakia | 137 | 1:38,952 | 7,218 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| India | 89 | 1:8,618,712 | 176,377 |
| Mauritania | 52 | 1:78,747 | 5,195 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Hungary | 26 | 1:377,549 | 26,409 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Czechia | 22 | 1:483,340 | 51,393 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Benka (223) may also be a first name.
Benka Demographics
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Benka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻜﻪ, Hindi: बेनका, Marathi: बेनका, Russian: Бенька) is more frequently found in Serbia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 225,618th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,046,389 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Benka reside; 26 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 25 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Benka is also the 603,623rd most widespread first name globally, borne by 223 people.
The last name Benka is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 17,093. In Serbia it is mostly found in: South Banat District, where 45 percent are found, South Bačka District, where 39 percent are found and Belgrade, where 8 percent are found. Not including Serbia this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Benka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Benka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benka surname grew 1,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Benka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Benka are 40.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.33% being registered to vote for the 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
Benka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benka in the Hindi language | ||
| बेनका | benaka | - |
| Benka in the Marathi language | ||
| बेनका | benaka | 95.65 |
| बेनाज | benaja | 4.35 |
| Benka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﻜﻪ | bnkh | 71.43 |
| ﺑﻨﻚ | bnk | 28.57 |
| Benka in the Russian language | ||
| Бенька | benka | - |
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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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- 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 Benka
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