Benbiri Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Benbiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benbiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Benbiri Last Name Facts

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

Benbiri occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Benbiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Benbiri is the 4,908,606th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Benbiri is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Benbiri reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 25 percent live and India, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benbairi931/
Bembiri86117/
Benberi864/
Binbiri861/
Benberri803/
Bhembiri801/
Benbaira801/
Benberih801/
Buinbiri801/
Bienboire7514/
Benberich751/
Bimbiri7145/
Bembire7140/
Bemberi7122/
Benwire7120/
Benbera718/
Bembira716/
Wembiri711/
Wenberi711/
Binbire711/
Benbery711/
Bimbiris67210/
Benberry67174/
Bemberis6757/
Bembeyri677/
Bembaire671/

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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 Benbiri
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