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
Benkuu is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benkuu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly 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 occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Benkuu is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 50 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 50 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 33 percent are found.
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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