Bennekou Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Bennekou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bennekou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark711:79,5037,759
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

Bennekou Last Name Facts

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

Bennekou occurs in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bennekou? popularity and diffusion

Bennekou is the 2,106,139th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Bennekou live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 79,503. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 61 percent reside, Region Zealand, where 21 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 10 percent reside. Besides Denmark Bennekou occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bennikous82324/
Benneka803/
Bennekaa75191/
Bennekaz7565/
Wennekus7512/
Vennekot753/
Bennikopp713/
Bennekkaa711/
Benniekay711/
Vennekott711/
Wenniekoi711/
Bennecoss711/
Bnikkou67375/
Bennaka6742/
Bennika671/
Wenneco671/
Bennettkat671/
Bngikou671/
Bennecoitz670/
Benneca670/

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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 Bennekou
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