Benajamin Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Benajamin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Benjamin.' Most of the instances in the London Directory are modern Jewish, but several, no doubt, represent a period when Benjamin, like Joseph, was not unpopular in England.

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Benajamin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India351:21,916,154310,282
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Benajamin (823) may also be a first name.

Benajamin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Benjamin.' Most of the instances in the London Directory are modern Jewish, but several, no doubt, represent a period when Benjamin, like Joseph, was not unpopular in England.

Catering fil. Benjamini. Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Benjamin, Bedfordshire, ibid.

1892. 'The wife of S. S. Benjamin, prematurely, of a son': Daily Telegraph, Aug. 18.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The personal name. As a surname it is chiefly, but not altogether, confined to the Jewish families. The derivative surnames are Benn, Bean, Benns, Benson, Benhacock, Bencock, Benkin, Benny, Bense.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Benjamin: (Hebrew.) The son of the right hand; the youngest of Jacob's twelve sons.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Benajamin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Benajamin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Benajamin (Bengali: বেনজামিন, Hindi: बेनजामीन, Marathi: बेनजािमन, Oriya: େବନଜାମିନ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benajamin? popularity and diffusion

Benajamin is the 2,808,717th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Benajamin are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Benajamin is also the 284,830th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 823 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 21,916,154. In India Benajamin is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 31 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 23 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 11 percent reside. Outside of India this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.

Benajamin Last Name Statistics demography

Benajamin earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning $45,031 USD per year.

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Benajamin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benajamin in the Bengali language
বেনজামিনbenajamina91.3
বেনজামীনbenajamina8.7
Benajamin in the Oriya language
େବନଜାମିନebanajamina63.64
େବନଯାମିନebanayamina21.21
େବନଜାମିନ୍ebanajamin3.03
େବନାଜାମିନebanajamina3.03
େବନଜାମିନାଇଁebanajamina'im3.03
େବନଯାମୀନebanayamina3.03
େବନଯାମିନ୍ebanayamin3.03
Benajamin in the Marathi language
बेनजािमनbenajaimana62.96
बेनजिमनbenajimana18.52
बेनजािमनािजलbenajaimanaijala7.41
बॅनजेमनbenajemana3.7
बॅनजामीनbenajamina3.7
बजािमनbajaimana3.7
Benajamin in the Hindi language
बेनजामीनbenajamina53.85
बेनजामिनbenajamina46.15

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