Benking Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Benking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Benking 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
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Benking Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benking is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benking? popularity and diffusion

Benking is the 3,602,217th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Benking are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 3,354,394. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Berlin, where 63 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

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
Bengking934/
Bencing8620/
Binking862/
Bengkng861/
Venking861/
Bengkeng80199/
Binkiong805/
Benching802/
Benceng7119/
Binqing713/
Bencheng676/
Bencinck671/
Bencenc572/
Bingqing5317/
Bincheng532/
Bingkaeng5020/
Bingcheng501/
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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 Benking
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