Benayan Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Benayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Benayan (44) may also be a first name.
Benayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benayan is most common in Iran. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benayan? popularity and diffusion
Benayan is the 3,543,123rd most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Benayan occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Benayan live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Benayan is also the 1,525,482nd most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 44 people.
The last name is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 2,953,174. In Iran it is primarily found in: Isfahan Province, where 92 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 4 percent live and Tehran Province, where 4 percent live. Other than Iran Benayan occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 3 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 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 Benayan
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