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

Benque (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻚ) occurs most in France. It can also appear as a variant: Benqué. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benque? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,471,719th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Benque live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 790,747. In France Benque is primarily concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 49 percent reside, Occitanie, where 35 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent reside. Beside France this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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