Benguia Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Benguia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benguia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196

Benguia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benguia occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Benguia? popularity and diffusion

Benguia is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Benguia live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 44 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 9,657,888. In Algeria Benguia is mostly concentrated in: Biskra Province, where 100 percent reside. Beside Algeria Benguia is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 44 percent reside and Central African Republic, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benguiat9393/
Benghia86182/
Benguya862/
Binguia861/
Benghiat80185/
Bengea77263/
Bengja771/
Bengió771/
Benghiath751/
Benghea71295/
Bengyat7129/
Buengya7123/
Binghia7115/
Bengjat714/
Wengbia714/
Binguio713/
Bhengea711/
Bunguya711/
Bengyad711/
Vengaiya671/
Bingea6230/
Bengeo6214/
Bnghio621/
Benguejjou598/
Bningya577/
Bengyoz571/
Bingjai571/
Binghea571/
Binghya571/
Vengayya536/
Benhajjou50415/
Huenqueao507/
Bngjo501/
Bingahaya501/

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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 Benguia
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