Benang Surname
Approximately 855 people bear this surname
Benang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 630 | 1:46,816 | 3,728 |
| Indonesia | 158 | 1:837,020 | 63,356 |
| Philippines | 46 | 1:2,200,831 | 124,033 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Benang (225) may also be a first name.
Benang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benang (Oriya: େବନା) occurs most in Malaysia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benang? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 408,845th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,523,446 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Benang are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 95 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 599,828th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 225 people.
The surname Benang is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 630 people, or 1 in 46,816. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 89 percent are found, Johor, where 3 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and The Philippines, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benang in the Oriya language | ||
| େବନା | ebana | - |
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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 Benang
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