Benquis Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Benquis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benquis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile271:652,46215,367
France91:7,380,302306,885
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Benquis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benquis occurs more in Chile more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benquis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Benquis is the 3,141,416th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Benquis reside; 74 percent reside in South America and 74 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

Benquis is most common in Chile, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 652,462. In Chile it is mostly found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 96 percent reside and Araucanía Region, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Chile Benquis occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 23 percent reside and Argentina, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benqui922/
Benquit8610/
Benques865/
Binquis861/
Venquis861/
Benqi834/
Wenquist8017/
Bönquist801/
Bengui7723,709/
Benque77144/
Benkis77135/
Benqué772/
Benqie771/
Bencis771/
Binnquist7543/
Bnqi731/
Benquet711,333/
Benchis7174/
Binguis7148/
Benkish7135/
Benquey7121/
Benquer715/
Benquez714/
Bengkui711/
Benkhis711/
Benkais711/
Bengues711/
Benkies711/
Vencuis711/
Benkiss710/
Benki671,059/
Vinquist6755/
Binqi6713/
Benkouhi674/
Bengkuit671/
Benghuit671/
Venqi671/
Benqe671/
Wenqihst671/
Wynquist670/
Benguich670/

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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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  • 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 Benquis
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