Bendju Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bendju Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bendju Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bendju Last Name Facts

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

Bendju is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bendju? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bendju is the 1,967,751st most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bendju reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 830,108. Without taking into account The DR Congo it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beendju92109/
Bendjou9223/
Bendjus923/
Bendjeu921/
Bendeju921/
Benju9158/
Biendjeu8619/
Bendjouh864/
Bendjuha861/
Biendjuy861/
Biendjui861/
Beundjou861/
Buendjeu861/
Benjou8346/
Wendju8310/
Bendyu834/
Bendhu834/
Beenju831/
Benjuš831/
Bindju831/
Bendaijou80170/
Bnju801/
Bendyuh77447/
Wendjeu7713/
Bendius7710/
Bendjoe774/
Wendjou774/
Benjout773/
Benjouz771/
Buendyu771/
Bindoju771/
Bendéus771/
Bendoiu771/
Bindjou771/
Benjuid771/
Binju73164/
Bensu7359/
Benzu7358/
Bencu7333/
Bndhu731/
Benxu731/
Bendyuha7199/
Bendžuch7166/
Bendiuha7110/
Buendchu715/
Bendehou713/
Bendyuch711/
Beenzu671,781/
Bindhu671,099/
Byndyu67909/
Bindiu67275/
Benceu6772/
Wendyu6770/
Bîndiu6749/
Bensus6745/
Windju6743/
Bensiu6729/
Benchu6716/
Binjou6715/
Binjhu6710/
Benzus6710/
Bensou677/
Binjut675/
Bindyu675/
Bensau675/
Bhensu674/
Bhencu673/
Bhenzu672/
Benshu672/
Benzou672/
Bencau672/
Benzau672/
Bengyu672/
Wendiu671/
Bhinju671/
Vendhu671/
Bengiu670/

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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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  • 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 Bendju
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