Benai Surname
Approximately 2,452 people bear this surname
Benai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,636 | 1:23,613 | 4,300 |
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Papua New Guinea | 73 | 1:111,695 | 15,161 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Benaï (3) & Bénai (1) are calculated separately.
Benai (1,352) may also be a first name.
Benai Demographics
Average Benai Salary in
United States
$26,400 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benai (Bengali: বেনাই, Hindi: बेनई, Marathi: बेनाई, Oriya: େବନାଇ, Tibetan: བི་ནའི་) is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Benaï or Bénai. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Benai is the 174,865th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,972,082 people. The surname Benai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Benai reside; 76 percent reside in North Africa and 76 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 213,346th most prevalent given name globally It is held by 1,352 people.
It is most numerous in Algeria, where it is held by 1,636 people, or 1 in 23,613. In Algeria Benai is primarily found in: Algiers Province, where 36 percent live, Bouïra Province, where 15 percent live and Tissemsilt Province, where 15 percent live. Other than Algeria this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 15 percent live and Morocco, where 10 percent live.
Benai Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Benai earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 95.45% more than the national average, earning €58,694 per year and in United States they earn 38.82% less than the national average, earning $26,400 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benai in the Bengali language | ||
| বেনাই | bena'i | - |
| Benai in the Oriya language | ||
| େବନାଇ | ebana'i | 80 |
| େଝାଡିଆ | ejhadi'a | 20 |
| Benai in the Tibetan language | ||
| བི་ནའི་ | biné | 66.67 |
| བི་ནའི | biné | 33.33 |
| Benai in the Hindi language | ||
| बेनई | bena'i | 62.5 |
| बेनाी | benai | 12.5 |
| बेनाई | bena'i | 12.5 |
| बेनइ | bena'i | 12.5 |
| Benai in the Marathi language | ||
| बेनाई | bena'i | 50 |
| बेनाडे | benade | 33.33 |
| बेनई | bena'i | 16.67 |
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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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- 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 Benai
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