Benahi Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Benahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1861:4,124,007110,764
Mauritania1301:31,4992,580
Iran571:1,347,06255,719
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Benahi (4,211) may also be a first name.

Benahi Last Name Facts

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

Benahi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺎﻫﻲ, Marathi: बेन्ही) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benahi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 739,868th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 18,686,015 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Benahi reside; 62 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 106,920th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 4,211 people.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 4,124,007. In India Benahi is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 99 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside. Not including India this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 33 percent reside and Iran, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benajhi924/
Bhenahi921/
Begnahi921/
Benhahi921/
Beingahi861/
Banahi83559/
Binahi835/
Benahe834/
Benohi831/
Benaoi831/
Benaija77410/
Benajji779/
Benouai774/
Bingahi773/
Behnaei773/
Beinahe772/
Benhahe771/
Banahui771/
Bannahi771/
Bonnahi770/
Benae73215/
Benhajji71414/
Benhouis71200/
Behnaheh71108/
Banahahi7125/
Behnahed719/
Benaijes717/
Benauids715/
Benyohai713/
Bengouai711/
Benaiyed711/
Behnoohi711/
Benhouit711/
Benaouha711/
Benhahed711/
Binaei671,254/
Benaee671,001/
Benoua67934/
Banaei67241/
Banehi67143/
Benouaich67135/
Banohi67117/
Benoui67114/
Benoei67100/
Banaeh6723/
Benoay679/
Banahe677/
Banaoi673/
Bengae672/
Baenae672/
Benehe672/
Benauj671/
Bonaei671/
Beenae671/
Banoai671/
Benaayech671/
Benèiæ671/
Bonehi671/
Benoaj671/
Beunae671/
Bonahe671/
Banaui671/
Binohi671/
Boenae670/

Benahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benahi in the Marathi language
बेन्हीbenhi-
Benahi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻨﺎﻫﻲbnahy72.48
ﺑﻨﺎﻩbnah15.6
ﺑﻨﺎﻫﻰbnahy11.93

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Benahi
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