Benkim Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Marshall Islands
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Benkim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Benkim Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Marshall Islands171:3,048664
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Benkim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benkim is found most in The Marshall Islands. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkim? popularity and diffusion

Benkim is the 4,307,654th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Benkim occurs mostly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Benkim live; 95 percent live in Oceania Islands and 81 percent live in Micronesia.

This last name is most frequently held in The Marshall Islands, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,048. In The Marshall Islands Benkim is most frequent in: Ailinglaplap Atoll, where 29 percent reside, Jaluit Atoll, where 29 percent reside and Arno Atoll, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account The Marshall Islands it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benkaim9211/
Benkem831/
Benkcem772/
Benkeme771/
Benkhem771/
Boenkem771/
Benchem626/
Binchim624/
Bynkhem621/
Benchehem534/

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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 Benkim
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