Benkestein Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Benkestein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
Benkestein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benkestein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benkestein is held by more people in Paraguay than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Benkestein click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benkestein? popularity and diffusion
Benkestein is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Benkestein occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Benkestein live; 100 percent live in South America and 63 percent live in Paraguayan South America.
This last name is most numerous in Paraguay, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,447,349. In Paraguay Benkestein is most frequent in: Itapúa Department, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Paraguay Benkestein occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 38 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benkstein | 95 | 80 | / |
| Benneckestein | 87 | 1 | / |
| Bankesten | 84 | 1 | / |
| Vinkestein | 80 | 15 | / |
| Bengsten | 78 | 9 | / |
| Banksten | 78 | 3 | / |
| Bankstin | 78 | 2 | / |
| Bengstin | 78 | 1 | / |
| Benkston | 78 | 0 | / |
| Vinkesteijn | 76 | 139 | / |
| Penguestein | 76 | 1 | / |
| Pinkstein | 74 | 20 | / |
| Bangstein | 74 | 17 | / |
| Bankeston | 74 | 2 | / |
| Bankstene | 74 | 0 | / |
| Böhnke-Steen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bankstn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vinkestijn | 70 | 55 | / |
| Vinkesteyn | 70 | 34 | / |
| Benkastane | 70 | 9 | / |
| bin Kastin | 70 | 2 | / |
| Bankestone | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bankston | 67 | 9,406 | / |
| Bengston | 67 | 1,914 | / |
| Pinksten | 67 | 65 | / |
| Bingsten | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bonkston | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bankstan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Binkston | 67 | 2 | / |
| bin Kastini | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Kastina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangsten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pinkstin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bunkston | 67 | 0 | / |
| Penkston | 67 | 0 | / |
| Venkitan | 56 | 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
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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 Benkestein
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