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
The surname Benah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺎﻩ, Marathi: बेणाह) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Benah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 876,631st most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Benah live; 38 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 86,404th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 5,923 people.
The last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 6,612,633. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 99 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found. Not including India this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent are found.
Benah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Benah surname is predominantly 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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