Behnken is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Behnken
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Behnken

How popular is Behnken?

Behnken is ranked 219178 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Behnken bearers increased by 5.15807 per cent in 2010 US census to 632 since 2000, the surname slipped by 137 spots and ranked at 35582. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.52 97.5
Hispanic or Latino 2.22 1
Behnken is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Germany. Around 1525 people have been found who wears Behnken as their family name. Few people around the world have Behnken as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
67,494 South Africa3
53,505 Turkey1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
62,494 Netherlands22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
Countries with hundreds of Behnken:
34,660 United States831
18,206 Germany572

Behnken Namesakes

  • Robert L. Behnken, Astronaut

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