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Cognomen Beneke (Beneke , Бенеке , بينيك ) , worldwide, is quite a common surname. The last name Beneke is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, South Africa, and El Salvador. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Germany, South Africa, and the United States. Much less frequently, Beneke is the forename as well as the last name.