Benkus Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Benkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia951:44,5128,778
Russia521:2,771,597154,559
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Benkus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benkus (Russian: Бенкус) is found most frequently in Croatia. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Benkus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,206,588th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Benkus live; 49 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 49 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 44,512. In Croatia it is most common in: Varaždin County, where 51 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 24 percent live and Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 18 percent live. Apart from Croatia this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 27 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Benkus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Benkus surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Benkus earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benkous925/
Bengkus922/
Bienkus921/
Benkouss86138/
Benkouse862/
Benkhous861/
Binkus8345/
Bencus8315/
Benkousse803/
Buenkoush801/
Benkosh773/
Bieńkus771/
Benkouch714/
Venckuss711/
Bencuz6751/
Binkuś6737/
Vencus6735/
Bencos6724/
Vynkus6717/
Vinkus6714/
Benkouche672/
Benkhouch672/
Binkos671/
Benkhouche63146/
Benkkouche631/
Vinckus6211/
Vencuss628/
Bencoes621/
Binkosz621/
Vencuis621/
Bieńkosz571/
Vincus505/
Bincos502/

Benkus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benkus in the Russian language
Бенкусbenkus-

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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
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  • 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 Benkus
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