Benkowitz Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Benkowitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

Benkowitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benkowitz has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkowitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benkowitz is the 1,551,568th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. Benkowitz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Benkowitz live; 38 percent live in Western Europe and 38 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 6,143,372. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 24 percent reside, Florida, where 12 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States Benkowitz occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 38 percent reside and Brazil, where 17 percent reside.

Benkowitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Benkowitz surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.89% being registered with the political party.

Benkowitz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $46,690 USD per year.

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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 Benkowitz
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