Benigen Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Benigen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benigen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

Benigen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benigen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻴﻜﻦ) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benigen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Benigen is the 3,882,373rd most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Benigen reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 85 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 4,601,737. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 95 percent are found and Northern Mindanao, where 5 percent are found. Besides The Philippines this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 8 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boenigen9335/
Beniguen933/
Benign9210/
Benigne8648/
Bonigen8638/
Banigen866/
Binigen861/
Benizen861/
Benicen860/
Benegent8028/
Bengezen8010/
Bionigen801/
Bannigen801/
Weinigen801/
Benhicen801/
Binign772/
Bienoisen751/
Benesen71177/
Benegne7125/
Benisin7116/
Benijin7115/
Benecen7114/
Benesin7110/
Benizem715/
Benegin715/
Benezen713/
Benejin713/
Wengesn711/
Bénigne711/
Binigne711/
Benizne711/
Benejean67198/
Benising6715/
Wengezyn6713/
Benezent679/
Venisent675/
Bignegne671/
Benoisem671/
Venhizen671/

Benigen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benigen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻨﻴﻜﻦbnykn-

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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 Benigen
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