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) is held by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benaiah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 709,895th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 17,645,390 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Benaiah are found; 43 percent are found in West Asia and 43 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 214,276th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 1,343 people.
The surname is most numerous in Israel, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 48,623. In Israel Benaiah is mostly concentrated in: Northern District, where 28 percent reside, Jerusalem District, where 18 percent reside and Tel Aviv District, where 16 percent reside. Not including Israel this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and Kenya, where 14 percent reside.
Benaiah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Benaiah last name is chiefly 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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