Benahy Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Benahy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 27 | 1:151,662 | 8,378 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
Benahy (36) may also be a first name.
Benahy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benahy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benahy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺎﻫﻲ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benahy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,602,217th most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Benahy occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Benahy are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Benahy is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 36 people.
This surname is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 151,662. In Mauritania Benahy is primarily found in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 74 percent live, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 7 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 7 percent live. Besides Mauritania Benahy exists in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benahy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benahy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﺎﻫﻲ | bnahy | 76 |
| ﺑﻨﺎﻫﻰ | bnahy | 12 |
| ﺑﻨﺎﻩ | bnah | 12 |
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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
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- 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 Benahy
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