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Surname Behnke (Behnke , 本克 , Бенке ) , all over the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Behnke is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a common surname, Denmark, where it is quite a rare surname, and the United States. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Germany, the United States, and Canada. Much less frequently, Behnke is the forename as well as the last name.