Behniwal Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Canada

Behniwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behniwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India931:8,248,015171,602
Canada381:969,62173,252
United States331:10,983,604436,696
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Behniwal Last Name Facts

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

Behniwal occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Behniwal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Behniwal is the 1,315,412th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Behniwal live; 54 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 8,248,015. In India Behniwal is most numerous in: Punjab, where 81 percent live, Delhi, where 5 percent live and Haryana, where 4 percent live. Apart from India this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Behniwal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Behniwal last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Behniwal earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $50,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $47,768 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beniwal933,486/
Beniwale88153/
Bahniwal8861/
Bhaniwal888/
Vehniwal882/
Bheniwal881/
Beniwall881/
Beaniwal881/
Behenival826/
Bahaniwal825/
Beniwaale821/
Benival802,069/
Benjwal80365/
Baniwal80341/
Veniwal8015/
Benibal8014/
Benewal807/
Benivale751,353/
Benioual75279/
Biniwale75212/
Bainiwal75145/
Beenival756/
Bhanival753/
Benewald752/
Benewale751/
Besnival751/
Banaiwal751/
Boenival751/
Bhenival751/
Benivall751/
Bhonival751/
Bhainival717/
Beanewahl712/
Bahanival711/
Banival6750/
Bonival6733/
Beneval6730/
Venival6730/
Benibol6720/
Banewal6715/
Binival679/
Benjval678/
Banuwal676/
Banjwal676/
Bonewal671/
Banniewaal671/
Banywal671/
Venibal670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Behniwal
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