Benkes Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Benkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Benkes Last Name Facts

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

Benkes is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,017,195th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. Benkes is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Benkes reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 36 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Poland, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 2,533,917. Not including Poland it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Benkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benkes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Benkes last name decreased 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benkes Last Name Statistics demography

Benkes earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benkese9210/
Benkess925/
Benkies921/
Benkest920/
Behnkes920/
Benkesch8626/
Bences83157/
Benkis83135/
Bemkes838/
Benkys833/
Binkes832/
Binckes77119/
Benkech7741/
Benkish7735/
Benques775/
Benches773/
Benkais771/
Benkhis771/
Bingkes771/
Benkiss770/
Byonkesh711/
Binkis6784/
Binkys6770/
Bencés6736/
Benkiş6717/
Binces679/
Benkiz674/
Benkhiche671/
Bencis671/
Benkaiche671/

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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 Benkes
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