Benkov Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Benkov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1671:41,7903,047
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Ukraine381:1,197,966104,401
Belarus271:351,89137,455
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

Benkov Last Name Facts

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

Benkov (Russian: Беньков) has its highest incidence in Bulgaria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 833,931st most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Benkov are found; 51 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 41,790. In Bulgaria Benkov is primarily found in: Pleven Province, where 27 percent are found, Sofia City Province, where 14 percent are found and Plovdiv Province, where 11 percent are found. Barring Bulgaria this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Ukraine, where 11 percent are found.

Benkov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Benkov last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Benkov earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.73% more than the national average, earning $54,683 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benkova92507/
Boenkov9269/
Baenkov9263/
Buenkov9222/
Bienkov928/
Benckova866/
Binkov83120/
Bynkov83120/
Benkev8399/
Benkow8372/
Benkob8336/
Benkof834/
Bencov832/
Bynkova77128/
Binkova7783/
Benkoff7755/
Bencova7745/
Boencov779/
Benkhof775/
Bienkow771/
Venkoov771/
Benkaev771/
Benkopf770/
Vnkov731/
Benkhoff71204/
Benkhofe711/
Binkow6767/
Vynkov6729/
Baenkhaev6710/
Vencov679/
Benkab671/
Benków671/

Benkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benkov in the Russian language
Беньковbenkov-

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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 Benkov
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