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) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benkass? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,798,600th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Benkass occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Benkass reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 227,492. In Mauritania Benkass is most common in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania Benkass is found in one country. It also occurs in Morocco, where 33 percent are found.
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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- 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 Benkass
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