Beni Surname
Approximately 28,785 people bear this surname
Beni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 4,108 | 1:8,525 | 697 |
| Indonesia | 3,752 | 1:35,248 | 4,118 |
| Chad | 3,370 | 1:4,033 | 660 |
| DR Congo | 3,058 | 1:24,159 | 3,036 |
| Malawi | 2,300 | 1:7,443 | 1,095 |
| Italy | 1,654 | 1:36,975 | 6,623 |
| Morocco | 1,397 | 1:24,679 | 3,885 |
| India | 1,134 | 1:676,424 | 31,681 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,060 | 1:14,564 | 2,020 |
| South Africa | 718 | 1:75,456 | 9,369 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Papua New Guinea | 610 | 1:13,367 | 1,240 |
| Syria | 587 | 1:32,881 | 2,062 |
| Tanzania | 400 | 1:132,354 | 12,363 |
| United States | 391 | 1:927,005 | 69,520 |
| Nigeria | 316 | 1:560,578 | 27,255 |
| Argentina | 249 | 1:171,660 | 14,420 |
| Philippines | 211 | 1:479,802 | 57,339 |
| Brazil | 201 | 1:1,065,046 | 37,395 |
| Benin | 200 | 1:51,678 | 6,508 |
| France | 183 | 1:362,966 | 54,247 |
| Greece | 158 | 1:70,125 | 11,778 |
| Cameroon | 150 | 1:138,460 | 15,452 |
| Burkina Faso | 143 | 1:128,336 | 3,544 |
| Spain | 143 | 1:326,937 | 19,176 |
| Mauritania | 118 | 1:34,702 | 2,788 |
| Solomon Islands | 89 | 1:6,517 | 960 |
| Thailand | 83 | 1:851,064 | 135,450 |
| Congo | 78 | 1:63,963 | 5,656 |
| Malaysia | 74 | 1:398,571 | 20,802 |
| Chile | 71 | 1:248,119 | 7,493 |
| Russia | 66 | 1:2,183,683 | 132,197 |
| Mauritius | 57 | 1:22,692 | 4,527 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Belgium | 52 | 1:221,089 | 28,230 |
| Ivory Coast | 51 | 1:452,377 | 14,862 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| Lebanon | 46 | 1:122,545 | 6,622 |
| Guyana | 44 | 1:17,323 | 2,264 |
| Palestine | 41 | 1:110,948 | 7,275 |
| Romania | 40 | 1:501,947 | 38,412 |
| Haiti | 34 | 1:314,233 | 10,279 |
| Bulgaria | 33 | 1:211,482 | 11,501 |
| Luxembourg | 33 | 1:17,592 | 3,875 |
| Niger | 33 | 1:581,576 | 14,627 |
| Albania | 32 | 1:91,064 | 9,211 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Turkey | 19 | 1:4,095,864 | 99,768 |
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| Hungary | 14 | 1:701,163 | 38,752 |
| Moldova | 13 | 1:273,951 | 23,172 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Tunisia | 12 | 1:50,886 | 6,752 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Bolivia | 7 | 1:1,516,633 | 6,309 |
| North Macedonia | 6 | 1:350,245 | 17,994 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Montserrat | 3 | 1:1,649 | 224 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Béni (506) are calculated separately.
Beni (125,495) may also be a first name.
Beni Demographics
Average Male Beni Height
172.78 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Beni Last Name Facts
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/territory. It can also occur as: Béni. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beni? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 19,099th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 253,172 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Beni are found; 17 percent are found in West Africa and 17 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 8,269th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 125,495 people.
This surname is most widely held in Iraq, where it is carried by 4,108 people, or 1 in 8,525. Without taking into account Iraq this last name occurs in 121 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and Chad, where 12 percent are found.
Beni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Beni has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Beni surname rose 4,888 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Beni Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Beni last name is predominantly Syriac Catholic (37%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Beni last name are 8.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.9% registered with 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Beni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Beni in the Georgian language | ||
| ბენი | beni | - |
| Beni in the Tibetan language | ||
| བི་ནི་ | bini | - |
| Beni in the Hindi language | ||
| बेनी | beni | 95.95 |
| बेणी | beni | 3.69 |
| बैनी | baini | 0.09 |
| बेनि | beni | 0.07 |
| बीनी | bini | 0.03 |
| वेनी | veni | 0.03 |
| बॆनी | beni | 0.01 |
| बेन्ी | beni | 0.01 |
| बेणि | beni | 0.01 |
| बेंनी | benni | 0.01 |
| बेेनी | beeni | 0.01 |
| बेनाी | benai | 0.01 |
| Beni in the Bengali language | ||
| বেনী | beni | 95.65 |
| বেণী | beni | 4.35 |
| Beni in the Marathi language | ||
| बेनी | beni | 91.98 |
| बॅनी | beni | 5.27 |
| बेणी | beni | 2.29 |
| बेऩ्नी | benni | 0.11 |
| Beni in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﻲ | bny | 56.76 |
| ﺍﺑﻨﻲ | abny | 18.92 |
| ﺑﻨﻰ | bny | 13.51 |
| ﺑﻦ | bn | 8.11 |
| ﺃﻧﺠﺎﺟﺒﻦ | anjajbn | 2.7 |
| Beni in the Oriya language | ||
| େବନି | ebani | 33.49 |
| େବଣୀ | ebani | 29.97 |
| େବଣି | ebani | 24.36 |
| େବନୀ | ebani | 10.26 |
| ବିନି | bini | 0.32 |
| ମଣି | mani | 0.16 |
| Beni in the Russian language | ||
| Бени | beni | - |
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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
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- 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 Beni
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