Benifa Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Benifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Benifa (64) may also be a first name.
Benifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benifa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benifa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Benifa is the 3,432,070th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Benifa are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Benifa is also the 1,223,525th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 64 people.
The surname Benifa is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Benifa is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 93 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 45 percent reside and Algeria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benaifa | 92 | 621 | / |
| Benifach | 86 | 1 | / |
| Benaifah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Benaiffa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bonifa | 83 | 53 | / |
| Benefa | 83 | 41 | / |
| Banifa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Benifo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Binifa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bonifay | 77 | 1,700 | / |
| Benifou | 77 | 209 | / |
| Benifei | 77 | 130 | / |
| Bonifai | 77 | 85 | / |
| Benifer | 77 | 27 | / |
| Benefaa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Beneffa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Benifes | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bengifo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Benifio | 77 | 2 | / |
| Benifit | 77 | 2 | / |
| Banaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benaifi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benifie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beniffe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Begnife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benifez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banifai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Binaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banifay | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bonnifay | 71 | 205 | / |
| Beniffou | 71 | 140 | / |
| Boniffay | 71 | 15 | / |
| Benhedfa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Benaifer | 71 | 2 | / |
| Beniphaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benifest | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonnifai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benieffe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benefo | 67 | 1,814 | / |
| Binefa | 67 | 195 | / |
| Benefi | 67 | 103 | / |
| Binifi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bonifo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Benaifieh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Banefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bonefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beatniffe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Benifa
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