Benayi Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Benayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Benayi (25) may also be a first name.
Benayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benayi occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benayi? popularity and diffusion
Benayi is the 1,239,697th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Benayi are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Benayi is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Without taking into account Malawi this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Benayi
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