Benewaa Surname

157,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Benewaa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benewaa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,7711:9,7511,311
England61:9,286,343223,652
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Benewaa (845) may also be a first name.

Benewaa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benewaa occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Benewaa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benewaa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benewaa is the 157,005th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,614,835 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Benewaa live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 280,595th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 845 people.

The last name Benewaa is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,771 people, or 1 in 9,751. Barring Ghana it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Egypt, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benewaah9314/
Benewa9220/
Beneway86150/
Bengewa8644/
Benewah866/
Benewad861/
Benewait803/
Beenawaa801/
Bengeywa801/
Beneva77427/
Benawa7758/
Benywa7712/
Beneba779/
Beniwa776/
Bonewa773/
Benava773/
Banewa772/
Benewe772/
Venewa771/
Benoeva71313/
Behnava71133/
Benaway71126/
Betneva7169/
Behnawa7127/
Bieneva718/
Binewai717/
Benevad716/
Benaiba715/
Bengiwa715/
Benheba714/
Banawaa714/
Benoway714/
Benaeva713/
Benhawa712/
Benevas712/
Benebai712/
Banewaï711/
Beyneva711/
Benewei711/
Bainewa711/
Beanava711/
Bhenewe711/
Benibaa711/
Benawai711/
Beineba711/
Benewee711/
Benesua711/
Beneabi711/
Beneuua711/
Benawah711/
Beneeva711/
Benieva711/
Baneway710/
Beniway710/
Bineway710/
Benewit710/
Benewis710/
Benhaiba67433/
Benevaut6734/
Benevaud6726/
Benewith6717/
Beheneva6713/
Benewich6711/
Beynoeva6710/
Benaybay673/
Benebaye673/
Boinewad672/
Banneway671/
Benaibai671/
Benibaai671/
Benewitt671/
Baynewad671/

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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 Benewaa
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