Benkour Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Benkour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France21:33,211,361423,184
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Benkour Last Name Facts

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

Benkour is most common in France. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Benkour.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkour? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benkour is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Benkour live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France Benkour is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 50 percent are found and Occitanie, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account France this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 17 percent are found and Belgium, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benkor9216/
Benkur921/
Benkouier881/
Bengkur86151/
Benkort8617/
Bengkor864/
Bienkur861/
Bencour861/
Binkkour80136/
Bencourt8010/
Benkorre801/
Benkuiar801/
Benkar771,366/
Binkur77196/
Bencur7724/
Benkár7720/
Bemkur773/
Binkor773/
Bencor773/
Bemkor770/
Vencour7155/
Bencore7153/
Bengkar7114/
Bennkar717/
Bencure715/
Benceur713/
Binkord713/
Bhenkar712/
Behnkar712/
Behencourt712/
Benkkar711/
Beenkar711/
Bhinkur711/
Baenkar711/
Benkhar711/
Benkier711/
Bencoir711/
Benkair711/
Vinkour711/
Benkasr710/
Benkeir710/
Benkhair67180/
Benkhart6753/
Benckart6730/
Benkarth6716/
Bhenkare6713/
Bnkar6712/
Benkhier674/
Benkiyar674/
Bincourt672/
Benkheir672/
Benkhare671/
Bennceur671/

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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 Benkour
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