Benkay Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Benkay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 20 | 1:3,891,071 | 97,520 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Benkay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benkay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benkay occurs most in Turkey. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Benkay.
How Common Is The Last Name Benkay? popularity and diffusion
Benkay is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Benkay are found; 73 percent are found in West Asia and 73 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
Benkay is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 3,891,071. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Konya Province, where 60 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 35 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 5 percent reside. Besides Turkey this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and Algeria, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Benkay
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