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
Benang (Oriya: େବନା) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benang? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 408,845th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,523,446 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Benang live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 599,828th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 225 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 630 people, or 1 in 46,816. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 89 percent live, Johor, where 3 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent live. Aside from Malaysia Benang is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and The Philippines, where 5 percent live.
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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