Benija Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Benija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Benija (34) may also be a first name.
Benija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benija is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benija? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Benija is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Benija are found; 78 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Benija is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 34 people.
The last name Benija is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 604,086. In Croatia it is most common in: Virovitica-Podravina County, where 100 percent live. Barring Croatia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent live and Kenya, where 11 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 Benija
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