Benkun Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Benkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397

Benkun (4,138) may also be a first name.

Benkun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benkun occurs most in Thailand. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkun? popularity and diffusion

Benkun is the 2,530,696th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Benkun reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Benkun is also the 108,076th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 4,138 people.

The last name is most frequent in Thailand, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 1,261,399. In Thailand Benkun is mostly found in: Samut Prakan Province, where 84 percent live, Bangkok, where 13 percent live and Pattani Province, where 2 percent live. Excluding Thailand this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 2 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benkhun921/
Bengkune8657/
Benkuntt861/
Bencun83718/
Benkon831/
Bemkun831/
Bengkon7723/
Benkhon7716/
Benkhum776/
Bingkun773/
Benkoum772/
Binkung771/
Benckhuysen7133/
Benckhuisen719/
Benkhuijsen711/
Binkoune711/
Binkusen711/
Benckhuijsen67110/
Bencon6726/
Binkon672/
Binkum671/
Benckhouysen671/
Bencum671/
Benkckhuysen671/
Bincun671/
Benkuissem631/
Benncon622/
Binckon621/
Benccon621/
Bincon503/
Vincun502/
Bincum500/

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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 Benkun
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