Benebig Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Caledonia
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Benebig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benebig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Caledonia3331:82912
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

The alternate forms: Bénébig (1) are calculated separately.

Benebig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benebig has its highest incidence in New Caledonia. It can also occur as a variant: Bénébig. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Benebig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benebig is the 794,916th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Benebig live; 94 percent live in Oceania Islands and 94 percent live in New Caledonia.

The surname Benebig is most frequently held in New Caledonia, where it is held by 333 people, or 1 in 829. Excluding New Caledonia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Benebig Last Name Statistics demography

Benebig earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.71% more than the national average, earning $56,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bénébig901/
Benebic861/
Benebict805/
Benebick801/
Benabic711/
Benabik711/
Benjueg711/
Benebek711/
Winebig710/
Benewick672/
Benevick672/
Benevict671/
Benabhik671/
Benibike671/
Banabic5740/
Benabek579/
Buinevic538/
Buynevic532/
Weinevik531/
Bohnebeck5022/
Weinebäck509/
Weinebeck502/
Huenebeck501/

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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 Benebig
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