Benkert Surname

101,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Benkert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,6951:29,8723,932
United States1,4411:251,53323,900
Switzerland4341:18,9243,083
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
England121:4,643,172139,951
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
France31:22,140,907385,998
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1581:317,84024,909

Benkert Last Name Facts

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

Benkert (Russian: Бенкерт) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkert? popularity and diffusion

It is the 101,063rd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,560,502 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Benkert live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Benkert is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 2,695 people, or 1 in 29,872. In Germany Benkert is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 53 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found and Saxony, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Switzerland, where 9 percent are found.

Benkert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benkert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benkert last name rose 912 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benkert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Benkert last name are 25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.77% being registered with the political party.

Benkert earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.61% more than the national average, earning $49,884 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benckert93294/
Buenkert931/
Benkerdt931/
Benkerts930/
Benckeart880/
Binkert861,390/
Benkart86167/
Benkort8617/
Venkert8610/
Benkirt862/
Benkhart8053/
Benckart8030/
Benkarth8016/
Benchert8013/
Binckert800/
Benkhardt7571/
Binkerd71424/
Benkard7171/
Vinkert7161/
Vynkert7125/
Bencart7115/
Binkart714/
Benckhardt710/
Benkhard6720/
Binkhart670/
Binckhardt590/
Binkard57108/
Bencard5732/
Binkord573/
Biencard531/
Binkhard530/

Benkert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benkert in the Russian language
Бенкертbenkert-

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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 Benkert
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