Benigan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Benigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Benigan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benigan is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Benigan are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in Canada, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,369,118. In Canada Benigan is most frequent in: British Columbia, where 80 percent are found and Alberta, where 20 percent are found. Not including Canada this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Benigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benigan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benigan last name decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benigan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Benigan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.7% less than the national average, earning $45,362 CAD per year.

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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 Benigan
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