Benigay Surname
Approximately 2,872 people bear this surname
Benigay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,856 | 1:35,448 | 5,401 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Benigay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benigay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benigay occurs most in The Philippines. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Benigay.
How Common Is The Last Name Benigay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 153,119th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,537,446 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Benigay live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.
This surname is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,856 people, or 1 in 35,448. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Central Visayas, where 36 percent are found, Western Visayas, where 25 percent are found and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 8 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Benigay
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