View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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 most common in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Benkó, Beńko, Benkõ or Benkô. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Benko is the 37,567^th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 519,908 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Benko live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 21 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Benko is also the 627,410^th most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 208 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2,562 people, or 1 in 141,475. In The United States it is most frequent in: New Jersey, where 6 percent live, Illinois, where 5 percent live and Michigan, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 16 percent live and Ukraine, where 15 percent live.

Benko Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Benko has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benko surname expanded 85,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benko Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Benko last name 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 last name are 1.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.49% being registered with 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.