Benke Surname
Approximately 13,442 people bear this surname
Benke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 3,807 | 1:2,578 | 294 |
| Germany | 2,721 | 1:29,587 | 3,892 |
| India | 2,291 | 1:334,817 | 18,452 |
| United States | 1,595 | 1:227,247 | 21,955 |
| Brazil | 627 | 1:341,426 | 13,109 |
| Poland | 565 | 1:67,272 | 10,574 |
| Russia | 326 | 1:442,095 | 41,849 |
| Romania | 288 | 1:69,715 | 8,330 |
| Ukraine | 169 | 1:269,365 | 34,930 |
| Canada | 163 | 1:226,047 | 21,702 |
| Serbia | 115 | 1:62,130 | 5,746 |
| Latvia | 96 | 1:21,355 | 3,219 |
| Argentina | 92 | 1:464,602 | 34,717 |
| England | 82 | 1:679,489 | 38,951 |
| Sweden | 70 | 1:140,668 | 9,936 |
| Kazakhstan | 58 | 1:304,871 | 25,574 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Slovakia | 29 | 1:184,016 | 31,260 |
| Czechia | 26 | 1:408,980 | 46,580 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Mauritania | 24 | 1:170,619 | 9,051 |
| Croatia | 22 | 1:192,209 | 23,417 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Paraguay | 12 | 1:603,062 | 7,396 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 284 | 1:176,826 | 15,798 |
The alternate forms: Benké (1), Beñke (1) & Beńke (1) are calculated separately.
Benke (98) may also be a first name.
Benke Demographics
Average Male Benke Height
177.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Benke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻜﻪ, Hindi: बेंके, Marathi: बेनके, Russian: Бенке) is held by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Benké, Beñke or Beńke. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benke? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 39,077th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 542,147 people. The surname Benke is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Benke live; 38 percent live in Eastern Europe and 28 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 956,749th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 98 people.
Benke is most frequent in Hungary, where it is borne by 3,807 people, or 1 in 2,578. In Hungary Benke is most numerous in: Pest County, where 19 percent reside, Budapest, where 15 percent reside and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Hungary this last name is found in 54 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.
Benke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Benke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 562 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,733 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Benke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (92%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Benke last name are 16.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.3% being registered with the political party.
The amount Benke earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.1% more than the national average, earning $48,369 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.57% more than the national average, earning $53,445 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benke in the Hindi language | ||
| बेंके | benke | - |
| Benke in the Marathi language | ||
| बेनके | benake | 96.99 |
| बेणके | benake | 0.65 |
| बके | bake | 0.59 |
| बणके | banake | 0.12 |
| बेन्के | benke | 0.12 |
| बनके | banake | 0.06 |
| वेनके | venake | 0.06 |
| Benke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﻜﻪ | bnkh | 53.85 |
| ﺑﻨﻚ | bnk | 30.77 |
| ﺑﻨﻜﻲ | bnky | 7.69 |
| ﺑﻨﻜﺎ | bnka | 7.69 |
| Benke in the Russian language | ||
| Бенке | benke | - |
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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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