Benhura Surname

188,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Benhura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benhura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,2181:6,960774
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Benhura (68) may also be a first name.

Benhura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benhura is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Benhura.

How Common Is The Last Name Benhura? popularity and diffusion

Benhura is the 188,085th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,240,349 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Benhura are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 68 people.

It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2,218 people, or 1 in 6,960. In Zimbabwe Benhura is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 22 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 21 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Benhura
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