Benkala Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Benkala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Benkala Last Name Facts

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

Benkala is most common in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benkala is the 1,017,412th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Benkala are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Benkala is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 348,489. Beside The DR Congo it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent live and Algeria, where 0 percent live.

Benkala Last Name Statistics demography

Benkala earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.59% more than the national average, earning R 343,608 per year.

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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 Benkala
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