Benala Surname
Approximately 839 people bear this surname
Benala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 784 | 1:21,836 | 3,343 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Benala (204) may also be a first name.
Benala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benala (Marathi: बेनाला, Oriya: େବନାଲା) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 415,025th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,685,990 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Benala live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Benala is also the 633,892nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 204 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 784 people, or 1 in 21,836. Apart from Malawi it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benala in the Marathi language | ||
| बेनाला | benala | 66.67 |
| बॅनला | benala | 33.33 |
| Benala in the Oriya language | ||
| େବନାଲା | ebanala | 50 |
| େବନଲା | ebanala | 50 |
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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 Benala
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