Benana Surname
Approximately 317 people bear this surname
Benana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Indonesia | 59 | 1:2,241,512 | 136,522 |
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Algeria | 11 | 1:3,511,959 | 46,373 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
The alternate forms: Benaña (1) are calculated separately.
Benana (115) may also be a first name.
Benana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺎﻥ) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Benaña. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 858,879th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. The surname Benana is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Benana reside; 57 percent reside in North Africa and 57 percent reside in Mahgreb. Benana is also the 873,022nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 115 people.
This last name is most widely held in Morocco, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Outside of Morocco this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and Cameroon, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﺎﻥ | bnan | - |
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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 Benana
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