Benawy Surname
Approximately 617 people bear this surname
Benawy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 409 | 1:21,620 | 3,112 |
| Iraq | 168 | 1:208,462 | 4,771 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
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 has its highest incidence in Jordan. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benawy? popularity and diffusion
Benawy is the 525,631st most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,811,258 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Benawy are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 651,944th most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 194 people.
It is most common in Jordan, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 21,620. In Jordan it is most common in: Karak Governorate, where 73 percent reside, Amman Governorate, where 21 percent reside and Zarqa Governorate, where 6 percent reside. Other than Jordan it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 27 percent reside and Kuwait, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benaway | 92 | 126 | / |
| Benhawy | 92 | 4 | / |
| Benawe | 83 | 200 | / |
| Banawy | 83 | 159 | / |
| Benawi | 83 | 68 | / |
| Benawa | 83 | 58 | / |
| Benavy | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bonawy | 83 | 0 | / |
| Benaby | 83 | 0 | / |
| Banhawy | 77 | 1,748 | / |
| Beneway | 77 | 150 | / |
| Benhawi | 77 | 122 | / |
| Benabay | 77 | 65 | / |
| Behnawa | 77 | 27 | / |
| Banaway | 77 | 9 | / |
| Benabey | 77 | 6 | / |
| Binaway | 77 | 4 | / |
| Benoway | 77 | 4 | / |
| Benhawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Benavoy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Benawit | 77 | 2 | / |
| Benawai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benawio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benaybay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Binaways | 71 | 3 | / |
| Beenabay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beenawaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benabi | 67 | 1,291 | / |
| Banawi | 67 | 1,260 | / |
| Banawe | 67 | 1,060 | / |
| Benabe | 67 | 495 | / |
| Benavi | 67 | 334 | / |
| Binawa | 67 | 226 | / |
| Binawi | 67 | 186 | / |
| Benave | 67 | 94 | / |
| Bonawi | 67 | 52 | / |
| Bonawe | 67 | 45 | / |
| Binawe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Benovy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Benava | 67 | 3 | / |
| Benewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Venawe | 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
- 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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