Bebeni Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bebeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bebeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Mauritania141:292,49012,957
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Bebeñi (3) are calculated separately.

Bebeni (348) may also be a first name.

Bebeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bebeni (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺒﻨﻲ) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Bebeñi. For other possible spellings of Bebeni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bebeni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,882,912th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Bebeni reside; 30 percent reside in West Africa and 26 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Bebeni is also the 467,354th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 348 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,167,108. In South Africa Bebeni is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 76 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent live and North West, where 8 percent live. Other than South Africa it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live.

Bebeni Last Name Statistics demography

Bebeni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.24% less than the national average, earning R 49,332 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bebeñi943/
Bebenai9246/
Bebeniß9210/
Bebengi924/
Beybeni924/
Bebeïni921/
Bebegni921/
Bhebheni8633/
Bebeniss8612/
Bebenaid861/
Bebegnie861/
Bebene83482/
Bebena83398/
Bibeni8310/
Bebini837/
Bebeny834/
Beibeny7783/
Beïbeny7732/
Beybeny777/
Beibene777/
Bebeine777/
Bebener776/
Bempeni775/
Baibeni774/
Bebaini773/
Bebeiny772/
Beybena771/
Beebini771/
Bebeina771/
Hbebini771/
Bebeana771/
Bebiene771/
Bebeneu771/
Bebenet771/
Bebegne771/
Bibengi771/
Bebeïny771/
Bebeney771/
Bebinis771/
Bibenie771/
Boibenie711/
Behveyni711/
Bibene67700/
Bibini67390/
Bebine67330/
Beveny6718/
Bibena676/
Bybena671/
Bebiny671/
Bevene671/
H'Beibena671/
Bheebeena671/

Bebeni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bebeni in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺒﻨﻲbbny50
ﺑﺒﻦbbn33.33
ﺑﺒﻨﻰbbny16.67

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bebeni
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