Beninah Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Beninah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Beninah (197) may also be a first name.
Beninah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beninah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Beninah is found most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Beninah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Beninah is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Beninah reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Beninah is also the 646,152nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 197 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bayelsa, where 50 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 50 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Beninah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis