Benkara Surname

103,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Benkara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3,7501:10,3021,794
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
France1741:381,74056,584
Spain471:994,72437,216
India111:69,733,217610,955
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Benkara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benkara (Oriya: ସାନିକା) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benkara is the 103,911th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,611,932 people. The surname Benkara occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Benkara reside; 94 percent reside in North Africa and 94 percent reside in Mahgreb.

This last name is most widespread in Algeria, where it is borne by 3,750 people, or 1 in 10,302. In Algeria it is most common in: Médéa Province, where 27 percent live, Algiers Province, where 17 percent live and Sétif Province, where 12 percent live. Apart from Algeria this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 11 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Benkara Last Name Statistics demography

Benkara earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 34.25% more than the national average, earning $66,697 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Benkara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benkara in the Oriya language
ସାନିକାsanika-

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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 Benkara
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