Benkuu Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Benkuu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Benkuu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benkuu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benkuu occurs most in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Benkuu.
How Common Is The Last Name Benkuu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Benkuu live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 50 percent live and Mombasa County, where 50 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benku | 91 | 34 | / |
| Benkou | 83 | 1,031 | / |
| Bengku | 83 | 42 | / |
| Benkut | 83 | 36 | / |
| Benkau | 83 | 19 | / |
| Benkeu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Benkud | 83 | 4 | / |
| Benquku | 77 | 19 | / |
| Benkhou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Benkous | 77 | 5 | / |
| Benkouh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bengkuh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Beunkeu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Benkout | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bengkui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Binku | 73 | 3,521 | / |
| Benkó | 73 | 1,382 | / |
| Venku | 73 | 50 | / |
| Bencu | 73 | 33 | / |
| Benkü | 73 | 24 | / |
| Wenku | 73 | 5 | / |
| Benkú | 73 | 1 | / |
| Benkhouy | 71 | 204 | / |
| Benkouss | 71 | 138 | / |
| Benkhoud | 71 | 15 | / |
| Benkouch | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bengkuit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benkhous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benkhouj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benkie | 67 | 190 | / |
| Bingku | 67 | 112 | / |
| Bencut | 67 | 89 | / |
| Benceu | 67 | 72 | / |
| Wenkus | 67 | 56 | / |
| Benkoe | 67 | 55 | / |
| Bencuz | 67 | 51 | / |
| Binkuś | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wengku | 67 | 37 | / |
| Bencus | 67 | 15 | / |
| Binkau | 67 | 11 | / |
| Binkou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hwenku | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wenkui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wenkau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wenkou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bhencu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bynkou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wenkeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benkhouch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bencau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Venkau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Binkeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhinku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binkku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Venkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benkhouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpenku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buinku | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Benkuu
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