Benayah Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Benayah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
Benayah (21) may also be a first name.
Benayah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benayah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benayah is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Benayah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benayah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Benayah is mostly found in Oceania, where 64 percent of Benayah reside; 64 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 64 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 21 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: National Capital District, where 100 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 36 percent live.
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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 Benayah
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