von Benken Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

von Benken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Benken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911

von Benken Last Name Facts

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

The last name von Benken is most common in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name von Benken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of von Benken are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States von Benken is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 50 percent are found, Ohio, where 33 percent are found and Florida, where 17 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 45 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vonbenken9538/
von Wienken861/
van Vinken7014/
Vanbennekon673/
van Vincken671/
van Pijnnaken611/
Phonbunkun6036/

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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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  • 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 von Benken
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