Benkaya Surname
Approximately 332 people bear this surname
Benkaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 304 | 1:127,077 | 17,529 |
| Turkey | 28 | 1:2,779,336 | 82,809 |
Benkaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benkaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benkaya (Russian: Бенькая) occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benkaya? popularity and diffusion
Benkaya is the 832,284th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 21,950,440 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Benkaya reside; 92 percent reside in North Africa and 92 percent reside in Mahgreb.
This surname is most widespread in Algeria, where it is carried by 304 people, or 1 in 127,077. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Sétif Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Algeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Turkey, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benkaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benkaya in the Russian language | ||
| Бенькая | benkaa | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Benkaya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis