Benamu Surname
Approximately 326 people bear this surname
Benamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| Venezuela | 26 | 1:1,161,695 | 16,759 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Peru | 19 | 1:1,672,849 | 23,436 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
The alternate forms: Benamú (6) are calculated separately.
Benamu (56) may also be a first name.
Benamu Demographics
Average Benamu Salary in
United States
$64,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benamu is most common in Malawi. It can also appear as: Benamú. For other potential spellings of Benamu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benamu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 842,714th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. Benamu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Benamu reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Benamu is also the 1,321,957th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 56 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Not including Malawi Benamu is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 9 percent reside and Venezuela, where 8 percent reside.
Benamu Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Benamu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 131.04% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,788 per year and in United States they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $64,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benamú | 94 | 6 | / |
| Benamou | 92 | 975 | / |
| Benhamu | 92 | 262 | / |
| Benamui | 92 | 17 | / |
| Benamut | 92 | 1 | / |
| Benamau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Benameu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bengamu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Benhamou | 86 | 27,829 | / |
| Benammou | 86 | 577 | / |
| Bengamou | 86 | 340 | / |
| Benamout | 86 | 25 | / |
| Benamoud | 86 | 17 | / |
| Benaimou | 86 | 12 | / |
| Benhamau | 86 | 11 | / |
| Benahmou | 86 | 7 | / |
| Benhamud | 86 | 2 | / |
| Benamuth | 86 | 1 | / |
| Benaïmou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Behnamou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Binamu | 83 | 1,314 | / |
| Banamu | 83 | 116 | / |
| Bonamu | 83 | 16 | / |
| Venamu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Benhammou | 80 | 14,437 | / |
| Benhamoud | 80 | 305 | / |
| Benhamuch | 80 | 5 | / |
| Benahamou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Benahmmou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bonamou | 77 | 1,539 | / |
| Bainamu | 77 | 19 | / |
| Vengamu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Benhomu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Benhamú | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bhanamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Binamud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bemhamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Binhamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banaamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Venhamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Venamou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benemau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benhaimoud | 75 | 587 | / |
| Benhamouch | 75 | 409 | / |
| Benhammoud | 75 | 36 | / |
| Benhaymoud | 75 | 9 | / |
| Benhaimous | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benahammou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benhemou | 71 | 310 | / |
| Benhammouch | 71 | 176 | / |
| Binahamu | 71 | 28 | / |
| Bonaimou | 71 | 12 | / |
| Bignamou | 71 | 10 | / |
| Benaammouch | 71 | 4 | / |
| Banhamou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Binhamud | 71 | 2 | / |
| Benoumou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bemhamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bénhamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banaimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Binemu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Binahamud | 67 | 6 | / |
| Uinamu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vinamu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Winamu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Banemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benhoumou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Benamu
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