Beniff Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Beniff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beniff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Beniff Last Name Facts

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

Beniff occurs more in Mauritius more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Beniff.

How Common Is The Last Name Beniff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Beniff are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean.

It is most commonly occurring in Mauritius, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 323,354. In Mauritius Beniff is primarily found in: Port Louis District, where 100 percent reside. Beside Mauritius this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benioff9292/
Beniffe921/
Benif912/
Beneff8322/
Boniff833/
Baniff831/
Beatniffe800/
Bienief771/
Begnife771/
Banniff770/
Beniv73127/
Bonif7375/
Banif7335/
Benib737/
Bjnif736/
Benef732/
Binif731/
Boneff6792/
Beneuf675/
Beniev674/
Benaib674/
Bajnif673/
Beniph671/
Boinif671/
Besniv671/
Benuib671/
Bannif671/
Benitv671/
Begniv671/
Beniov671/
Benoib670/

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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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  • 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 Beniff
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