Benawan Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Benawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 173 | 1:764,446 | 58,463 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
The alternate forms: Beñawan (11) are calculated separately.
Benawan (12) may also be a first name.
Benawan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benawan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benawan is found most in Indonesia. It can be found as: Beñawan. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benawan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,276,805th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. Benawan is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Benawan live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename globally It is held by 12 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 764,446. In Indonesia Benawan is mostly concentrated in: North Maluku, where 45 percent are found, Gorontalo, where 27 percent are found and East Java, where 16 percent are found. Not including Indonesia it exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beñawan | 95 | 11 | / |
| Benhawan | 93 | 543 | / |
| Boenawan | 93 | 85 | / |
| Benawang | 93 | 26 | / |
| Bienawan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Benawand | 93 | 1 | / |
| Banawan | 86 | 1,434 | / |
| Binawan | 86 | 542 | / |
| Bonawan | 86 | 98 | / |
| Benaban | 86 | 4 | / |
| Benavan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bisnawan | 80 | 81 | / |
| Binawang | 80 | 55 | / |
| Bannawan | 80 | 15 | / |
| Bhinawan | 80 | 13 | / |
| Behnavan | 80 | 10 | / |
| Banhawan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Benhavan | 80 | 6 | / |
| Benavand | 80 | 4 | / |
| Boinawan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bhenavan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Benavant | 80 | 1 | / |
| Benavane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Binashwan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Benaouhan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Binahwang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beynavand | 75 | 1 | / |
| Binaban | 71 | 187 | / |
| Banawon | 71 | 184 | / |
| Banavan | 71 | 24 | / |
| Biñawan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Benabon | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bonowan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Binavan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bonawon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Benevan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bénaban | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benovan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonavan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banavann | 67 | 66 | / |
| Binavand | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bhanavan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Betnovan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Venabhan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Benaboun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benayuon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Binayban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bannawon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binayuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benabein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vainawan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binavang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bainavan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binahuan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Benawan
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