Benkan Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Benkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Benkan (339) may also be a first name.

Benkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benkan occurs in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Benkan is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Benkan are found; 46 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 46 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Benkan is also the 474,488th most numerous first name on earth, held by 339 people.

The last name Benkan is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 11,773,058. In Thailand it is most common in: Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, where 67 percent live, Phuket Province, where 17 percent live and Songkhla Province, where 17 percent live. Beside Thailand this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent live and Japan, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benkhan9275/
Benkane924/
Bienkan921/
Bengkan921/
Benkain920/
Biengkan8645/
Baenkhan8636/
Benkacen864/
Bhenkane864/
Bienkhan861/
Benkeane861/
Bencan83260/
Binkan8326/
Bønkan838/
Benkon831/
Bemkan830/
Benkhasyn804/
Benkahina801/
Bengcan77103/
Bengkon7723/
Benkhon7716/
Benkaim7711/
Benquan772/
Bemkaan771/
Benkone771/
Biencan771/
Benckam771/
Bingkan771/
Bhinkan771/
Benkkam771/
Buencan771/
Binkane771/
Benkham770/
Benkõ731/
Bengcang71131/
Binkasen714/
Binkasin714/
Benkacim711/
Beungkon711/
Benkassem671,064/
Bincan67277/
Bencon6726/
Benkom679/
Benkassim674/
Bimkan673/
Binkon672/
Bencanova671/

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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 Benkan
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