Benkman Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Benkman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Benkman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benkman is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkman? popularity and diffusion

Benkman is the 3,100,440th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Benkman are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Benkman is most prevalent in: California, where 35 percent reside, Wyoming, where 25 percent reside and Washington, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 45 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Benkman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Benkman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benkman surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benkman Last Name Statistics demography

Benkman earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.94% less than the national average, earning $18,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benkmann93129/
Benckmann882/
Binkman862/
Bnckman861/
Bnnkman861/
Venkman861/
Binckman800/
Benkmmoun754/
Vinkman7114/
Bincman711/
Vinkmann6748/
Vencmon574/

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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 Benkman
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