Benaji Surname
Approximately 541 people bear this surname
Benaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| India | 98 | 1:7,827,198 | 166,253 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Benaji (525) may also be a first name.
Benaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benaji (Bengali: বেনাজী, Hindi: बेनजी, Marathi: बेनजी, Oriya: େବନାଜୀ) is found in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benaji? popularity and diffusion
The surname Benaji is the 580,291st most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,470,510 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Benaji live; 77 percent live in North Africa and 76 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 368,302nd most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 525 people.
Benaji is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is borne by 409 people, or 1 in 84,294. Other than Morocco Benaji occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent reside and Spain, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benaji in the Bengali language | ||
| বেনাজী | benaji | - |
| Benaji in the Oriya language | ||
| େବନାଜୀ | ebanaji | - |
| Benaji in the Marathi language | ||
| बेनजी | benaji | 67.26 |
| बेनाजी | benaji | 30.09 |
| बेनािज | benaija | 0.88 |
| Benaji in the Hindi language | ||
| बेनजी | benaji | 60 |
| बेणाजी | benaji | 30 |
| बेनर्जी | benarji | 10 |
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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 Benaji
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