Benkeser Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Benkeser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkeser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany971:829,95360,372
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Austria91:946,15970,786
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Benkeser Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benkeser is most common in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkeser? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benkeser is the 1,369,340th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Benkeser live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 829,953. In Germany Benkeser is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 99 percent are found and Hamburg, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Austria, where 6 percent are found.

Benkeser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benkeser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benkeser last name grew 5,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benkeser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Benkeser are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Benkeser earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.82% more than the national average, earning $51,700 USD per year.

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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 Benkeser
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