Benayahu Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Benayahu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Benayahu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Benayahu (18) may also be a first name.

Benayahu Last Name Facts

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

Benayahu is held by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Benayahu.

How Common Is The Last Name Benayahu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Benayahu is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Benayahu live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. Benayahu is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 18 people.

The surname Benayahu is most commonly held in Israel, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,278,817. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Northern District, where 50 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 50 percent live. Excluding Israel this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benayau931/
Benayou8020/
Binayau803/
Benajau801/
Bengayou75154/
Benayoud754/
Benayout751/
Benayouch71310/
Benaiou67100/
Baniyau673/
Banajau671/
Binajau671/
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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 Benayahu
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