Benkass Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Benkass Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 18 | 1:227,492 | 10,961 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
Benkass Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benkass Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benkass (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻜﺎﺹ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benkass? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Benkass are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
Benkass is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 227,492. In Mauritania Benkass is primarily found in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Morocco, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benkasse | 93 | 1 | / |
| Benkas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bengkas | 86 | 5 | / |
| Benkash | 86 | 1 | / |
| Benkais | 86 | 1 | / |
| Benka | 83 | 1,801 | / |
| Benkouss | 80 | 138 | / |
| Benqas | 77 | 171 | / |
| Benkka | 77 | 137 | / |
| Behnka | 77 | 39 | / |
| Bienka | 77 | 35 | / |
| Benkay | 77 | 26 | / |
| Benkai | 77 | 22 | / |
| Bengka | 77 | 20 | / |
| Benkau | 77 | 19 | / |
| Benkaj | 77 | 13 | / |
| Benkaa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Baenka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Benkaz | 77 | 3 | / |
| Boenka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Beunka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Binkas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beenka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benkah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Venkas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhenka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benkousse | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bnka | 73 | 9 | / |
| Benkaid | 71 | 482 | / |
| Benkhay | 71 | 310 | / |
| Benkhaa | 71 | 239 | / |
| Benkhai | 71 | 173 | / |
| Buengka | 71 | 148 | / |
| Bengcas | 71 | 9 | / |
| Benkous | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bengkay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bingkas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Benkosh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Baengka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bengkat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benkaiz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benkaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Venkash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Biengka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Behenka | 71 | 0 | / |
| Benko | 67 | 14,017 | / |
| Benkó | 67 | 1,382 | / |
| Binka | 67 | 873 | / |
| Benca | 67 | 610 | / |
| Wenkhaus | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bynka | 67 | 10 | / |
| Benqa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Buengkai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Benkouse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benkaová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benkhous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benkhadd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binkhash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benkõ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benkô | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beungkai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wienkaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bngka | 67 | 1 | / |
Benkass Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benkass in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﻜﺎﺹ | bnkas | 62.5 |
| ﺑﻨﻜﺺ | bnks | 37.5 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Benkass
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