Beniha Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Beniha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Beniha (18) may also be a first name.
Beniha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beniha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Beniha is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beniha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Beniha are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 18 people.
Beniha is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 50 percent live and Rivers, where 50 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent live.
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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 Beniha
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