Benkő Surname
Approximately 5,821 people bear this surname
Benkő Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 5,531 | 1:1,775 | 192 |
| Romania | 250 | 1:80,311 | 9,435 |
| Slovakia | 32 | 1:166,764 | 29,092 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Benkő Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benkő Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benkő is found most frequently in Hungary. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benkő? popularity and diffusion
Benkő is the 83,171st most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,251,941 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Benkő are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
Benkő is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is carried by 5,531 people, or 1 in 1,775. In Hungary Benkő is primarily concentrated in: Budapest, where 20 percent reside, Pest County, where 10 percent reside and Békés County, where 9 percent reside. Not including Hungary this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 4 percent reside and Slovakia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benk | 89 | 2,885 | / |
| Benkőcs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Benke | 80 | 13,442 | / |
| Benck | 80 | 1,073 | / |
| Beunk | 80 | 795 | / |
| Behnk | 80 | 580 | / |
| Bienk | 80 | 208 | / |
| Buenk | 80 | 114 | / |
| Baenk | 80 | 57 | / |
| Beenk | 80 | 47 | / |
| Bengő | 80 | 33 | / |
| Boenk | 80 | 28 | / |
| Benkø | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bhenk | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bennk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Benkőová | 77 | 24 | / |
| Bnk | 75 | 14 | / |
| Bencke | 73 | 1,374 | / |
| Behnck | 73 | 154 | / |
| Bengke | 73 | 113 | / |
| Benőcs | 73 | 73 | / |
| Beenke | 73 | 73 | / |
| Beenck | 73 | 39 | / |
| Bennke | 73 | 38 | / |
| Benkhe | 73 | 27 | / |
| Baehnk | 73 | 23 | / |
| Bencső | 73 | 11 | / |
| Boehnk | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bhenke | 73 | 5 | / |
| Buengk | 73 | 4 | / |
| Behnks | 73 | 4 | / |
| Benk's | 73 | 3 | / |
| Beenkk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Benkke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Behenk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boenck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Beng | 67 | 15,026 | / |
| Benková | 67 | 2,679 | / |
| Bink | 67 | 2,578 | / |
| Benc | 67 | 1,453 | / |
| Behenck | 67 | 926 | / |
| Benkova | 67 | 507 | / |
| Bünk | 67 | 98 | / |
| Beencke | 67 | 62 | / |
| Bynk | 67 | 12 | / |
| Benksch | 67 | 7 | / |
| Behenke | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bnkc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bnke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bnhk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bennőcs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bnkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bnkz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bnkx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bnck | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Benkő
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