Benquet Surname

287,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Benquet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benquet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2051:55,1237,296
Uruguay871:39,4454,524
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Benquet Last Name Facts

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

Benquet is most common in France. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benquet? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 287,894th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,467,026 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Benquet reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Benquet is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 1,205 people, or 1 in 55,123. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 58 percent are found, Occitanie, where 21 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 10 percent are found. Other than France this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Uruguay, where 7 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benque92144/
Benguet86239/
Binquet8652/
Benquey8621/
Benquit8610/
Benquer865/
Benques865/
Benquez864/
Bquet832/
Benqe831/
Bincquet8032/
Bengueth801/
Benquite801/
Bengue776,900/
Venque7716/
Bencet7712/
Binque775/
Benqué772/
Benqui772/
Benqie771/
Bencqe771/
Benket771/
Benguit711,597/
Benquis7139/
Binguet7122/
Benguhe719/
Bhenket716/
Buengue715/
Bengket713/
Benchet713/
Bengued712/
Benkete711/
Bionque711/
Bquette711/
Benkest710/
Benkett710/
Benke6713,442/
Bence675,350/
Winquest67153/
Behengue6742/
Binqe6718/
Wenquist6717/
Benqi674/
Bencheit671/
Benghuit671/
Bönquist671/
Bengouea671/
Bengkuit671/

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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 Benquet
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