Benkura Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Benkura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India261:29,502,515369,827
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Benkura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benkura (Oriya: େବୁରା) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkura? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benkura is the 3,730,171st most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Benkura live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Benkura is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 29,502,515. In India Benkura is most frequent in: Jharkhand, where 85 percent are found and Odisha, where 12 percent are found. Excluding India this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Eritrea, where 4 percent are found and Morocco, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Benkura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benkura in the Oriya language
େବୁରାebura-

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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
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