Benken Surname

636,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Benken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
Germany1551:519,39043,831
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Benken (40) may also be a first name.

Benken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benken (Russian: Бенкен) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 636,210th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 15,214,083 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Benken live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Benken is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 40 people.

The last name Benken is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 293 people, or 1 in 1,237,061. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 27 percent reside, Florida, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The United States Benken is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 32 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Benken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Benken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,274 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Benken surname are 19.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.96% registered with the political party.

Benken earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.32% more than the national average, earning $51,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behnken921,896/
Beenken92712/
Bencken9267/
Benkent923/
Behncken8692/
Benkienė862/
Beenkken861/
Behnkken861/
Biengken861/
Benkenne861/
Benkennn861/
Binken83268/
Benkin83118/
Bencen8319/
Benkyn8311/
Bünken831/
Benqen831/
Benkne830/
Benkina77449/
Vencken77210/
Benkyna778/
Baenkyn772/
Benckin772/
Boenkin772/
Bengkng771/
Benchen771/
Bhenkne771/
Bengkin771/
Bhenkin770/
Behnkin770/
Bnknn731/
Bengking714/
Binkin67298/
Bencin6756/
Bynkin6721/
Bynkyn6711/
Venkyn677/
Benqun672/
Binkne671/

Benken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benken in the Russian language
Бенкенbenken-

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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 Benken
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