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
Benefo occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Benefo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benefo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 224,314th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,017,390 people. Benefo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Benefo live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 36 people.
The last name Benefo is most frequent in Ghana, where it is held by 1,732 people, or 1 in 15,601. Besides Ghana it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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