Benans Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Iceland

Benans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
India111:69,733,217610,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Benans (31) may also be a first name.

Benans Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Benans Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Benans occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Benans click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,581,912th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Benans reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 31 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 479,449. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 88 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 4 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 4 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Benans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Benans has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benans Last Name Statistics demography

Benans earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.58% less than the national average, earning R 202,980 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benanse929/
Benhans921/
Bengans920/
Benons83105/
Venans8361/
Binans8342/
Bonans8312/
Banans8310/
Wenans8310/
Benanz831/
Benams831/
Weinans77342/
Bonnans77250/
Weynans77141/
Benance7756/
Venanse779/
Benhams774/
Benhens772/
Bonanss771/
Binanss771/
Bońnans771/
Benamse771/
Bonhans770/
Venains770/
Wienans770/
Weijnans7120/
Benandje7111/
Venasins711/
Betnamse711/
Besnoins711/
Weinamns710/
Winans675,346/
Wynans67125/
Banons674/
Houenanse673/
Binons672/
Bināns671/
Bonons670/
Vinans670/

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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 Benans
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