Benkers Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Benkers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
United States171:21,321,114641,998
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Benkers Last Name Facts

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

Benkers is found most in The Netherlands. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benkers is the 3,323,005th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Benkers are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 993,363. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 59 percent live, North Holland, where 29 percent live and Gelderland, where 6 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 49 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Benkers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Benkers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benkers surname rose 425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benkers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Benkers last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

Benkers earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.16% more than the national average, earning $65,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benkersch881/
Wenkers8651/
Bencers861/
Wienkers8033/
Winkers71163/
Vinkers71109/
Winckers67150/
Vinckers6767/
Wincers572/
Winchers531/

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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 Benkers
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