Benkar Surname

282,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Benkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,3561:565,68227,674
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Benkár (20) are calculated separately.

Benkar (43) may also be a first name.

Benkar Last Name Facts

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

Benkar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻜﺮ, Hindi: बेनकर, Marathi: बेनकर, Russian: Бенкарь) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Benkár. Click here to see other possible spellings of Benkar.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benkar is the 282,260th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,334,953 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Benkar live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 43 people.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 1,356 people, or 1 in 565,682. In India Benkar is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 79 percent reside, Gujarat, where 17 percent reside and Goa, where 3 percent reside. Other than India Benkar exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 0 percent reside and Algeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benkár9420/
Bengkar9214/
Bennkar927/
Behnkar922/
Bhenkar922/
Benkair921/
Benkhar921/
Beenkar921/
Baenkar921/
Benkkar921/
Benkasr920/
Bnkar9112/
Benkhair86180/
Benkhart8653/
Benckart8630/
Benkarth8616/
Bhenkare8613/
Benkhare861/
Binkar83101/
Bencar8369/
Benkor8316/
Bnkgar831/
Bhnkar831/
Bemkar831/
Benkhardt8071/
Benckeart800/
Benncar77170/
Binkard77108/
Bencard7732/
Benkort7717/
Bencart7715/
Bhemkar777/
Benkour776/
Binkare776/
Bingkar776/
Bhinkar776/
Binkart774/
Bengkor774/
Vengkar771/
Benkeir770/
Benckhardt750/
Binkahar716/
Buihnkar714/
Benkheir712/
Binkhair711/
Benkorre711/
Binkhard710/
Binkhart710/
Bincar675/
Binkor673/
Bencor673/
Benkárová672/
Vencar671/
Bemcar671/
Bemkor670/

Benkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benkar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻨﻜﺮbnkr-
Benkar in the Marathi language
बेनकरbenakara92.68
बकरbakara2.42
बेणकरbenakara1.34
शंकरsankara0.67
बेन्करbenkara0.6
भाकरbhakara0.54
बॅनकरbenakara0.27
बेनकारbenakara0.27
बेकरbekara0.27
शेखरsekhara0.13
ओंकारonkara0.13
Benkar in the Hindi language
बेनकरbenakara66.67
बेंकरbenkara33.33
Benkar in the Russian language
Бенкарьbenkar-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Benkar
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