Benaja Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Benaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Benaja (214) may also be a first name.
Benaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benaja (Marathi: बेनजा) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benaja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,530,696th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Benaja reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 57 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 617,781st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 214 people.
It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 4,007,551. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Banten, where 97 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 17 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benaja in the Marathi language | ||
| बेनजा | benaja | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Benaja
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