Benkelman Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Benkelman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkelman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Benkelman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benkelman occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkelman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,248,410th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Benkelman reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Benkelman is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 1,959,237. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 24 percent reside, Colorado, where 15 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside.

Benkelman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Benkelman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 771 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benkelman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Benkelman last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with the political party.

Benkelman earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.98% more than the national average, earning $55,653 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Benkelman
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