Where Does The Last Name Benku Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Benku (Hindi: बेन्कू, Oriya: େବୁ, Russian: Бенку, Tibetan: འབཱན་སྐུ།) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Benkü or Benkú. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

It is the 3,373,373^rd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Benku occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Benku live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Benku is also the 1,807,719^th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 33 people.

Benku is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,308,851. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 56 percent are found, Ruvuma Region, where 25 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Benku occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 41 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.