Bename Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Bename Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 49 | 1:423,859 | 35,946 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Kiribati | 4 | 1:28,352 | 669 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Bename (325) may also be a first name.
Bename Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bename Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bename (Hindi: बेनामे) occurs most in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bename? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bename is the 2,106,139th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Bename live; 63 percent live in Central Africa and 63 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bename is also the 486,495th most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 325 people.
Bename is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 423,859. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 63 percent reside and Centre Region, where 35 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Bename occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent reside and Kiribati, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bename Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bename in the Hindi language | ||
| बेनामे | bename | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Bename
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