Benafin Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Benafin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Benafin Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines401:2,530,956131,537
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Benafin (17) may also be a first name.

Benafin Last Name Facts

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

Benafin occurs most in The Philippines. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benafin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Benafin live; 87 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 2,530,956. In The Philippines Benafin is most numerous in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 35 percent live, National Capital Region, where 23 percent live and Central Luzon, where 15 percent live. Not including The Philippines this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonafin86515/
Bonnafin802/
Benaffen801/
Winafin711/
Bonefin711/
Bonofin711/
Bonnefin67438/
Winafen571/
Venhofen5371/
Wienhofen5038/

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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 Benafin
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