Benewa Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Benewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Benewa (80) may also be a first name.
Benewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benewa is borne by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benewa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Benewa is the 4,427,875th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 35 percent of Benewa are found; 20 percent are found in Central Africa and 20 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Benewa is also the 1,075,395th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 80 people.
The last name is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 2,097,385. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily found in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 82 percent live, Gôh-Djiboua District, where 9 percent live and Zanzan District, where 9 percent live. Other than The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.
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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 Benewa
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