Benefa Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Benefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
Benefa (14) may also be a first name.
Benefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benefa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benefa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,055,934th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Benefa are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Benefa is also the 3,024,661st most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 14 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria Benefa is mostly found in: Delta, where 91 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 4 percent are found and Edo, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 44 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benefaa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Beneffa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Benhedfa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Benefo | 83 | 1,814 | / |
| Binefa | 83 | 195 | / |
| Benafa | 83 | 186 | / |
| Benefi | 83 | 103 | / |
| Benifa | 83 | 33 | / |
| Banefa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Benofa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bonefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Benaifa | 77 | 621 | / |
| Benefer | 77 | 288 | / |
| Benefit | 77 | 171 | / |
| Benefee | 77 | 30 | / |
| Benefie | 77 | 18 | / |
| Beneffy | 77 | 12 | / |
| Banaefa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Benetfi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benafaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benefis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benefet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benaïfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bonefay | 77 | 0 | / |
| Benefid | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ban'effa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Boujnefa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Benephas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bonnefai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Benaifah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benefich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benaiffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benhefer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonnefay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benifach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benieffe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banafa | 67 | 2,544 | / |
| Bonifa | 67 | 53 | / |
| Bonafa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Benafo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Banefo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Binafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bonofa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Banifa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Benifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binifa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Benefa
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