Benaiah Surname
Approximately 413 people bear this surname
Benaiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 176 | 1:48,623 | 6,414 |
| Nigeria | 130 | 1:1,362,637 | 53,337 |
| Kenya | 59 | 1:782,710 | 31,540 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Benaiah (1,343) may also be a first name.
Benaiah Demographics
Benaiah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Benaiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benaiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benaiah (Arabic: بنايا) occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Benaiah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benaiah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 709,895th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. The last name Benaiah is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Benaiah reside; 43 percent reside in West Asia and 43 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Benaiah is also the 214,276th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,343 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Israel, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 48,623. In Israel Benaiah is most frequent in: Northern District, where 28 percent reside, Jerusalem District, where 18 percent reside and Tel Aviv District, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Israel this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and Kenya, where 14 percent reside.
Benaiah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benaiah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benaiah in the Arabic language | ||
| بنايا | bnaya | - |
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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 Benaiah
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