Benawy Surname

525,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Benawy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan4091:21,6203,112
Iraq1681:208,4624,771
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Benawy (194) may also be a first name.

Benawy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benawy is most common in Jordan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Benawy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benawy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 525,631st most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 11,811,258 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Benawy are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Levant. Benawy is also the 651,944th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 194 people.

The last name Benawy is most widely held in Jordan, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 21,620. In Jordan Benawy is mostly found in: Karak Governorate, where 73 percent live, Amman Governorate, where 21 percent live and Zarqa Governorate, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Jordan this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 27 percent live and Kuwait, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benaway92126/
Benhawy924/
Benawe83200/
Banawy83159/
Benawi8368/
Benawa8358/
Benavy834/
Bonawy830/
Benaby830/
Banhawy771,748/
Beneway77150/
Benhawi77122/
Benabay7765/
Behnawa7727/
Banaway779/
Benabey776/
Binaway774/
Benoway774/
Benhawa772/
Benavoy772/
Benawit772/
Benawai771/
Benawio771/
Benaybay713/
Binaways713/
Beenabay711/
Beenawaa711/
Benabi671,291/
Banawi671,260/
Banawe671,060/
Benabe67495/
Benavi67334/
Binawa67226/
Binawi67186/
Benave6794/
Bonawi6752/
Bonawe6745/
Binawe6744/
Benovy674/
Benava673/
Benewe672/
Venawe671/

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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 Benawy
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