Benkendorff Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Benkendorff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 65 | 1:1,238,546 | 79,660 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Benkendorff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benkendorff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benkendorff occurs most in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benkendorff? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,710,039th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. Benkendorff is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Benkendorff are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 1,238,546. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent live, Saxony, where 20 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 18 percent live. Excluding Germany Benkendorff is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benckendorff | 96 | 65 | / |
| Benkendorf | 95 | 1,507 | / |
| Benckendorf | 91 | 171 | / |
| Behnkendorf | 91 | 42 | / |
| Boenkendorf | 91 | 29 | / |
| Benkendorfe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Benkndorf | 90 | 1 | / |
| Bönkendorf | 86 | 76 | / |
| Bencendorf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bemkendorf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Binkendorf | 86 | 0 | / |
| Benchendorf | 82 | 2 | / |
| Benquendorf | 82 | 1 | / |
| Binckendorf | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bönchendorf | 73 | 8 | / |
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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 Benkendorff
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