Benkinney Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Benkinney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkinney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Benkinney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benkinney is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Benkinney.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkinney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Benkinney occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Benkinney are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Benkinney is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Benkinney is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 50 percent reside, California, where 25 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 13 percent reside.

Benkinney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benkinney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benkinney last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benkinney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Benkinney surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Benkinney earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benkenne821/
Benkne800/
Benkner75340/
Binkney7558/
Bhenkne751/
Benckner711/
Binckney710/
Benchenny671/
Binkne671/
Venknna634/
Benkőné632/
Binkner631/
Venkner631/
Wenkner630/
Bencenna598/
Venkenna592/
Benqunes591/
Benchenni562,846/
Benchenna5664/
Vinkinnou561/
Binkni532/
Venkné531/
Bnqnes531/
Vinknes5014/
Vincnet508/
Wincner501/

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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 Benkinney
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