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

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/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Béna, Benà or Bená. Click here for other possible spellings of Bena.

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

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

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 31,025 people, or 1 in 24,724. In India Bena is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 99 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent reside and Telangana, where 0 percent reside. Not including India this surname occurs in 102 countries. It also occurs 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 rose 1,314 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bena Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bena last name is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (47%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Bena are 16.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.22% being registered with 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.