Where Does The Last Name Benday Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Benday (Marathi: बडय, Oriya: େବାୟ) is most common in The Philippines. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benday? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 3,100,440^th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. Benday occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Benday live; 78 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Benday is also the 3,159,357^th most common first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

This last name is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 3,163,694. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 66 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 9 percent reside and Mimaropa, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines Benday is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Benday Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Benday has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benday surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.