Bengamin Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Guyana

Bengamin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bengamin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Bengamin (478) may also be a first name.

Bengamin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bengamin is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bengamin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,839,022nd most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Bengamin live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bengamin is also the 389,041st most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 478 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria Bengamin is most numerous in: Edo, where 19 percent live, Kogi, where 16 percent live and Rivers, where 11 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Bengamin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bengamin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bengamin last name declined 88 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bengamin Last Name Statistics demography

Bengamin earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.88% less than the national average, earning $34,571 USD per year.

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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 Bengamin
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