Benefo Surname
Approximately 1,814 people bear this surname
Benefo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,732 | 1:15,601 | 2,007 |
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
Benefo (36) may also be a first name.
Benefo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benefo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benefo occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benefo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Benefo is the 224,314th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,017,390 people. The surname Benefo is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Benefo reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 36 people.
This surname is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,732 people, or 1 in 15,601. Not including Ghana Benefo is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benefa | 83 | 41 | / |
| Benafo | 83 | 8 | / |
| Banefo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Benifo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Benifou | 77 | 209 | / |
| Bonefoi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bonnefo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Benefaa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Beneffa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bonefoy | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bengifo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bonnefoy | 71 | 10,113 | / |
| Bonnefoi | 71 | 2,138 | / |
| Beniffou | 71 | 140 | / |
| Benhafou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Benhedfa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bonnefou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Banafo | 67 | 704 | / |
| Binefa | 67 | 195 | / |
| Benafa | 67 | 186 | / |
| Benifa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Banofo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bonofo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bonifo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bonafo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Benofa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Banefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bonneffoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benhaffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonnnefoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binafo | 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 Benefo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis