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Where Does The Last Name Bena Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Bena (Bengali: বেনা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻪ, Hindi: बेना, Marathi: बेना, Oriya: େବନା, Russian: Бена, Tibetan: བི་ན་) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Béna, Benà or Bená. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bena? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 12,074^th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 156,644 people. The surname Bena is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Bena reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Bena is also the 13,680^th most widespread first name globally, held by 71,104 people.

The last name Bena is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 31,025 people, or 1 in 24,724. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 99 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent reside and Telangana, where 0 percent reside. Not including India this last name exists in 102 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Italy, where 2 percent reside.

Bena Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Bena has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bena surname increased 1,314 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bena Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (47%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Bena last name are 16.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bena earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.73% less than the national average, earning R 48,168 per year; in United States they earn 6.29% more than the national average, earning $45,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.68% less than the national average, earning $47,360 CAD per year.