Benaway Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Benaway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benaway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:456,53332,843

Benaway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benaway is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benaway? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,604,449th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Benaway are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Benaway is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 3,151,817. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 66 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Kansas, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Benaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Benaway has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 105 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benaway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Benaway last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Benaway earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.46% less than the national average, earning $41,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.36% more than the national average, earning $53,835 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benawy92617/
Benawa9258/
Beneway86150/
Benabay8665/
Behnawa8627/
Benawat8611/
Banaway869/
Benhawy864/
Binaway864/
Benoway864/
Benhawa862/
Benawaz861/
Benawah861/
Benawai861/
Benabaye80696/
Benabaya8011/
Binaways803/
Benaybay803/
Binawayi802/
Bonawaya802/
Banawayo801/
Banawayi801/
Beenabay801/
Beenawaa801/
Benawadh801/
Banawa776,163/
Binawa77226/
Benawe77200/
Banawy77159/
Benawi7768/
Benewa7720/
Benaba7719/
Bonawa778/
Benowa775/
Benavy774/
Benava773/
Benaby770/
Bonawy770/
Benhawass751/
Benewaa712,787/
Banhawy711,748/
Banawai71633/
Benavad71155/
Behnava71133/
Benhawi71122/
Binabay71107/
Benabai7168/
Benavat7127/
Binawat7122/
Banaawa7117/
Bhinawa7111/
Banavay7110/
Binawai719/
Benabey716/
Benewah716/
Benaiba715/
Banawaa714/
Benavas714/
Benouwa713/
Benhaba713/
Benaeva713/
Benavoy712/
Benawit712/
Beanava711/
Banawaï711/
Benaabi711/
Benawio711/
Bonhawa711/
Bonawai711/
Binaawa711/
Bainawa711/
Banhawa711/
Bineway710/
Baneway710/
Benhaiba67433/
Binabaye67135/
Binaybay6734/
Boinawad6733/
Binabaya6716/
Benewaah6714/
Benaabou6710/
Bainawad677/
Banawoye676/
Bonaweyi674/
Benabaha674/
Beenabai672/
Benauvas671/
Benabiya671/
Benaibai671/
Bingawai671/
Banneway671/
Binawadh671/
Benaouha671/
Baynawad671/
Beinavad671/
Bahanawa671/
Baingawa671/
Beangava671/
Banawaji671/

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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 Benaway
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