Benam Surname
Approximately 119,281 people bear this surname
Benam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central African Republic | 118,203 | 1:38 | 11 |
| Chad | 674 | 1:20,166 | 2,465 |
| Cameroon | 145 | 1:143,235 | 15,918 |
| India | 95 | 1:8,074,372 | 169,494 |
| United States | 60 | 1:6,040,982 | 292,121 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Algeria | 10 | 1:3,863,155 | 47,113 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
Benam (1,635) may also be a first name.
Benam Demographics
Average Benam Salary in
United States
$45,768 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benam (Hindi: बेनाम, Marathi: बेनम, Oriya: େବନାମ) is found in Central African Republic more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Benam.
How Common Is The Last Name Benam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,737th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 61,096 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Benam reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Benam is also the 190,725th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 1,635 people.
The last name is most numerous in Central African Republic, where it is held by 118,203 people, or 1 in 38. Beside Central African Republic Benam occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Benam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Benam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 158 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Benam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Benam last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.
Benam earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $45,768 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benam in the Hindi language | ||
| बेनाम | benama | 91.67 |
| बेनम | benama | 8.33 |
| Benam in the Oriya language | ||
| େବନାମ | ebanama | 85.71 |
| େବନମ | ebanama | 14.29 |
| Benam in the Marathi language | ||
| बेनम | benama | 50 |
| बेनाम | benama | 28.57 |
| बेणम | benama | 14.29 |
| बेगम | begama | 7.14 |
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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 Benam
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