Benajan Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Benajan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Benajan (35) may also be a first name.
Benajan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benajan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benajan (Hindi: बेनजन्, Marathi: बेनाजन) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benajan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Benajan live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Benajan is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 35 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India Benajan is primarily found in: Chandigarh, where 57 percent are found and Gujarat, where 43 percent are found. Outside of India Benajan exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benajan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benajan in the Marathi language | ||
| बेनाजन | benajana | - |
| Benajan in the Hindi language | ||
| बेनजन् | benajan | 75 |
| बेनजान | benajana | 25 |
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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 Benajan
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