Benkiel Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Benkiel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkiel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Benkiel Last Name Facts

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

Benkiel is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkiel? popularity and diffusion

Benkiel is the 2,061,309th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname Benkiel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Benkiel are found; 45 percent are found in Central Africa and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon Benkiel is most common in: Centre Region, where 89 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 3 percent live and East Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

Benkiel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Benkiel last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Benkiel earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 99.78% more than the national average, earning $86,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.85% more than the national average, earning $76,436 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benkihel935/
Benkel92938/
Benckkiel881/
Bengkel86124/
Bengkil8639/
Benkoil8625/
Benkoel8613/
Binkiel861/
Benkuel861/
Baenkel860/
Benkl831/
Benkehil8054/
Benkheil8023/
Benkehel801/
Benkhail801/
Wenckiel801/
Bennkeld800/
Bencel7753/
Binkel7731/
Bencil7724/
Bänkel7713/
Bønkel779/
Benkhaial7526/
Wienckiel7512/
Winkiel71449/
Benkaihoul7128/
Bencoil7113/
Bingkil7112/
Binkill715/
Bencell714/
Benchel713/
Bingkel712/
Bencill711/
Binkell711/
Venkeel711/
Benchell6715/
Binkl673/
Bnnkl671/
Benkhoul671/
Vehenkel671/
Benchill670/
Ben'chel670/

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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 Benkiel
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