Benkek Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Benkek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Benkek Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Benkek Come From? nationality or country of origin

Benkek is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benkek is the 4,116,508th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Benkek are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 192,209. In Croatia Benkek is mostly concentrated in: Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 68 percent reside, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 18 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Croatia Benkek occurs in one country. It also occurs in Serbia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bengkek9210/
Bencek83478/
Benkeg831/
Bengkeg7718/
Behnkeq771/
Bengkik771/
Benkcheikh751/
Bencik67969/
Wencek67344/
Bencec6751/
Vencek6720/
Benkic675/

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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 Benkek
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