How common is the surname Benko?

1,243 people in the United States had the surname Benko in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,387 Americans. It ranked 21,119th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Benko?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Benko identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Benko?

Günter Benkö, Austrian football referee, followed by Lindsay Benko.

Where is the surname Benko most common?

Wikidata records people named Benko in Austria and the United States.

Is the surname Benko getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,757 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,243 in 2010, down 29%.

The surname Benko

A surname, carried by 1,243 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Benko is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,243 people named Benko in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 248,387 Americans. That is down 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,757.

#21,119

rank among US surnames

1,243

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-29.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,350)

Who is named Benko

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Benko identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Benkos

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Günter Benkö
Austrian football referee, born 1955
Lindsay Benko
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, born 1976
René Benko
Austrian entrepreneur and investor, born 1977

Notable Benkos come mostly from Austria (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Benko

Benko has the Soundex code B520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B520.

Questions

How common is the surname Benko?: 1,243 people in the United States had the surname Benko in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,387 Americans. It ranked 21,119th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Benko?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Benko identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Benko?: Günter Benkö, Austrian football referee, followed by Lindsay Benko.
Where is the surname Benko most common?: Wikidata records people named Benko in Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Benko getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,757 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,243 in 2010, down 29%.