Benchani Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Benchani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benchani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Benchani (93) may also be a first name.

Benchani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benchani (Bengali: বেঞ্চনী, Hindi: बेंचनी) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Benchani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Benchani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Benchani are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Benchani is also the 986,211th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 93 people.

The last name Benchani is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,929,780. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 31 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Benchani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benchani in the Bengali language
বেঞ্চনীbencani-
Benchani in the Hindi language
बेंचनीbencani91.67
बेन्चनीbencani8.33

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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
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  • 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 Benchani
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