Benkow Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Benkow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Benków (1) are calculated separately.
Benkow Demographics
Average Benkow Salary in
United States
$30,708 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benkow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benkow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benkow is found most in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms: Benków. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benkow? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,237,939th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Benkow live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,677,197. In Germany Benkow is most numerous in: Brandenburg, where 48 percent reside, Berlin, where 42 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.
Benkow Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Benkow earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.89% more than the national average, earning 418,377 kr per year and in United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benków | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bienkow | 92 | 1 | / |
| Benkov | 83 | 331 | / |
| Binkow | 83 | 67 | / |
| Benkob | 83 | 36 | / |
| Wenkow | 83 | 5 | / |
| Benkof | 83 | 4 | / |
| Benkova | 77 | 507 | / |
| Boenkov | 77 | 69 | / |
| Baenkov | 77 | 63 | / |
| Benkoff | 77 | 55 | / |
| Buenkov | 77 | 22 | / |
| Bienkov | 77 | 8 | / |
| Benkhof | 77 | 5 | / |
| Benkopf | 77 | 0 | / |
| Benkhoff | 71 | 204 | / |
| Benckova | 71 | 6 | / |
| Benkhofe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Venkov | 67 | 1,954 | / |
| Binkov | 67 | 120 | / |
| Bynkov | 67 | 120 | / |
| Winkow | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bencov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benkab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viengkhow | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Benkow
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