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

Benawy has its highest incidence in Jordan. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benawy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 525,631st most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,811,258 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Benawy reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 95 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 651,944th most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 194 people.

The surname Benawy is most frequently held in Jordan, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 21,620. In Jordan Benawy is primarily found in: Karak Governorate, where 73 percent reside, Amman Governorate, where 21 percent reside and Zarqa Governorate, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Jordan Benawy is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 27 percent reside and Kuwait, where 5 percent reside.

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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