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Where Does The Last Name Benko Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Benko (Arabic: بينكو, Georgian: ბენკო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻜﻮ, Marathi: बॅन्को, Russian: Бенько) is found most in The United States. It can occur as: Benkó, Beńko, Benkõ or Benkô. For other possible spellings of Benko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benko? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 37,567^th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 519,908 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Benko are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 21 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Benko is also the 627,410^th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 208 people.

The last name Benko is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,562 people, or 1 in 141,475. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 6 percent are found, Illinois, where 5 percent are found and Michigan, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 63 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 16 percent are found and Ukraine, where 15 percent are found.

Benko Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Benko has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 85,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benko Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Benko surname is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus, Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (51%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Benko surname are 1.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.49% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Benko earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $46,973 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.09% more than the national average, earning $53,204 CAD per year.