Benani Surname
Approximately 18,346 people bear this surname
Benani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 11,076 | 1:3,113 | 268 |
| Algeria | 3,678 | 1:10,503 | 1,826 |
| India | 3,260 | 1:235,296 | 13,750 |
| France | 78 | 1:851,573 | 100,617 |
| South Africa | 71 | 1:763,066 | 52,802 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Mauritania | 22 | 1:186,130 | 9,575 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Bénani (1) are calculated separately.
Benani (35,829) may also be a first name.
Benani Demographics
Average Benani Salary in
United States
$55,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benani (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺒﻨﺎﻧﻲ, Hindi: बेनानी, Marathi: बेनानी, Oriya: େବନନୀ, Russian: Бенани) is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Bénani. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 29,255th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 397,228 people. The last name Benani is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Benani are found; 80 percent are found in North Africa and 80 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 24,295th most common first name world-wide It is held by 35,829 people.
This surname is most common in Morocco, where it is carried by 11,076 people, or 1 in 3,113. Outside of Morocco it occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 20 percent reside and India, where 18 percent reside.
Benani Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Benani earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.75% less than the national average, earning R 159,816 per year and in United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benani in the Hindi language | ||
| बेनानी | benani | - |
| Benani in the Oriya language | ||
| େବନନୀ | ebanani | - |
| Benani in the Marathi language | ||
| बेनानी | benani | 97.22 |
| बेननी | benani | 2.78 |
| Benani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺒﻨﺎﻧﻲ | albnany | 50 |
| ﺑﻨﺎﻧﻲ | bnany | 25 |
| ﺑﻨﺎﻥ | bnan | 12.5 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻨﺎﻥ | albnan | 6.25 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻨﺎﻧﻰ | albnany | 6.25 |
| Benani in the Russian language | ||
| Бенани | benani | - |
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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 Benani
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