Bejamin Surname

241,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Haiti

Bejamin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bejamin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0521:168,38710,459
Haiti3231:33,0772,317
India811:9,469,943186,993
United States531:6,838,848318,712
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Wales51:618,90625,852
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Bejamin (13,193) may also be a first name.

Bejamin Last Name Facts

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

Bejamin (Hindi: बेजामिन, Marathi: बेजािमन, Oriya: େବଜାମିନ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bejamin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 241,204th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,398,036 people. Bejamin occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Bejamin are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 50,757th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 13,193 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,052 people, or 1 in 168,387. In Nigeria Bejamin is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 23 percent live, Imo, where 12 percent live and Bauchi, where 7 percent live. Beside Nigeria Bejamin occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 19 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Bejamin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bejamin has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bejamin last name fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bejamin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bejamin surname is chiefly Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Bejamin last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bejamin earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 33.8% less than the national average, earning $28,564 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.69% less than the national average, earning $31,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bejamin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bejamin in the Hindi language
बेजामिनbejamina88
बेजमिनbejamina8
बेजमीनbejamina4
Bejamin in the Marathi language
बेजािमनbejaimana77.86
बेजामीनbejamina9.92
बॅजामीनbejamina3.05
बजामीनbajamina3.05
बॅजािमनbejaimana1.53
बेझामीनbejhamina1.53
बेजािमणbejaimana0.76
बजािमनbajaimana0.76
बॅजिमनbejimana0.76
Bejamin in the Oriya language
େବଜାମିନebajamina60
େବଜାମିନ୍ebajamin40

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