Benque Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Austria

Benque Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benque Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France841:790,74795,785
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Austria241:354,81038,119
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belize11:355,4743,977
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Benqué (2) are calculated separately.

Benque Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benque (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻚ) is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Benqué. For other potential spellings of Benque click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benque? popularity and diffusion

The last name Benque is the 1,471,719th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Benque reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 790,747. In France Benque is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 49 percent reside, Occitanie, where 35 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent reside. Barring France it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 19 percent reside and Austria, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benqué942/
Benquet921,333/
Benquey9221/
Benquer925/
Benques925/
Benquez924/
Benqe911/
Benqu911/
Bengue836,900/
Venque8316/
Binque835/
Benqui832/
Benqie831/
Bencqe831/
Wenque831/
Bhenqu831/
Benq801/
Binquet7752/
Benquis7739/
Benquit7710/
Benguhe779/
Buengue775/
Bionque771/
Benke7313,442/
Bence735,350/
Benne733,701/
Binqe7318/
Benqi734/
Buenq731/
Behengue7142/
Bincquet7132/
Bengouea711/
Ben67194,297/
Bengui6723,709/
Behnke6723,343/
Bencke671,374/
Boenke67929/
Bingue67542/
Bencea67258/
Benche67250/
Benkie67190/
Vengue67150/
Benkei67125/
Bengwe67123/
Bengke67113/
Bienke6781/
Beenke6773/
Benked6771/
Bennke6738/
Baenke6735/
Benkey6730/
Benkhe6727/
Beunke6724/
Vinque6722/
Benkwe6715/
Bhence6714/
Benkeu6711/
Benkej677/
Benkeő676/
Bhenke675/
Bnq675/
Venkqu673/
Bengne673/
Benqwa672/
Buenke671/
Benkke671/
Bhenne671/
Wencue671/
Benkeh671/
Uinque671/
Behnce671/
Bencei671/
Benkee670/
Beence670/

Benque Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benque in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻨﻚbnk-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Benque
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