View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Beni Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Beni (Bengali: বেনী, Georgian: ბენი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻲ, Hindi: बेनी, Marathi: बेनी, Oriya: େବନି, Russian: Бени, Tibetan: བི་ནི་) occurs more in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Béni. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Beni? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 19,099^th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 253,172 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Beni reside; 17 percent reside in West Africa and 17 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 8,269^th most frequent forename on earth, held by 125,495 people.

Beni is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is held by 4,108 people, or 1 in 8,525. Apart from Iraq this surname is found in 121 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and Chad, where 12 percent reside.

Beni Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Beni has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Beni last name rose 4,888 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Beni Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Syriac Catholic (37%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Beni are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Beni earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 26.4% more than the national average, earning €37,957 per year; in South Africa they earn 17.79% less than the national average, earning R 195,372 per year; in United States they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $44,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $49,856 CAD per year.