Benah Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
Benah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 116 | 1:6,612,633 | 149,434 |
| Indonesia | 52 | 1:2,543,254 | 149,807 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Kenya | 24 | 1:1,924,162 | 36,129 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Benah (5,923) may also be a first name.
Benah Demographics
Benah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Benah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺎﻩ, Marathi: बेणाह) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Benah.
How Common Is The Last Name Benah? popularity and diffusion
Benah is the 876,631st most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. Benah is predominantly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Benah reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 38 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 86,404th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 5,923 people.
This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 6,612,633. In India Benah is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 99 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside. Apart from India it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent reside.
Benah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Benah surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﺎﻩ | bnah | - |
| Benah in the Marathi language | ||
| बेणाह | benaha | - |
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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 Benah
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