Benkner Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Benkner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2761:291,68630,205
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Austria211:405,49741,758
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Benkner Last Name Facts

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

Benkner is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 818,364th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 21,433,959 people. The last name Benkner is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Benkner reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 291,686. In Germany Benkner is primarily found in: Hesse, where 39 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live and Bavaria, where 16 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Austria, where 6 percent live.

Benkner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Benkner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benkner last name increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benkner Last Name Statistics demography

Benkner earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.77% more than the national average, earning $52,112 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benckner931/
Benkne920/
Venkner861/
Binkner861/
Bhenkne861/
Wenkner860/
Benkenne801/
Binkne771/
Benkinney758/
Binkney7158/
Benkőné712/
Benqunes671/
Binckney670/
Binkni622/
Venkné621/
Bnqnes621/
Wincner571/
Benchenni502,846/
Benchenny501/
Vincknair501/

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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 Benkner
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