Benami Surname
Approximately 1,106 people bear this surname
Benami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 886 | 1:38,912 | 6,295 |
| United States | 128 | 1:2,831,710 | 167,846 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Benami (2,516) may also be a first name.
Benami Demographics
Average Benami Salary in
United States
$55,289 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benami (Hindi: बेनामी, Marathi: बेनामी, Oriya: େବନାମୀ) is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benami? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 333,948th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,589,101 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Benami reside; 80 percent reside in North Africa and 80 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 147,094th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 2,516 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is borne by 886 people, or 1 in 38,912. Barring Morocco Benami is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Benami Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Benami last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Benami earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 28.14% more than the national average, earning $55,289 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.22% more than the national average, earning $60,722 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benami in the Hindi language | ||
| बेनामी | benami | 98.06 |
| बैनामी | bainami | 1.06 |
| बेनमी | benami | 0.35 |
| वेनामी | venami | 0.35 |
| बेनामि | benami | 0.18 |
| Benami in the Marathi language | ||
| बेनामी | benami | 80 |
| बेनमी | benami | 20 |
| Benami in the Oriya language | ||
| େବନାମୀ | ebanami | 55.56 |
| େବନାମି | ebanami | 40.74 |
| େବନମୀ | ebanami | 3.7 |
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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 Benami
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