Beninya Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Beninya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beninya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Beninya (134) may also be a first name.

Beninya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Beninya (Russian: Бениня) is found most in Uganda. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beninya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Beninya is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Beninya are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Beninya is also the 800,975th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 134 people.

It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Beninya is mostly found in: Buhweju District, where 22 percent live, Mubende District, where 22 percent live and Ibanda District, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Russia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benginya931/
Beninyat931/
Benigna86593/
Benhnya86136/
Bininya862/
Benynya861/
Benenya861/
Beninyo861/
Benginia8014/
Begnigna8014/
Benyonya8013/
Benynyat802/
Benignas802/
Benainia801/
Bengenya801/
Benigno7111,298/
Benhnia71489/
Benenia71188/
Bininia7144/
Beninio711/
Benygna711/
Benegna711/
Binenya711/
Beninjo711/
Venigna711/
Benignos671,249/
Benhenia6734/
Benyniat676/
Vengenya673/
Venginia672/
Benignio672/
Binionia671/
Binienia671/
Binyonya671/
Boinigna671/
Begnigno671/
Beneniah671/
Bengenia671/
Binenias671/
Beneenja671/
Beihneingia671/
Beneigno671/

Beninya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beninya in the Russian language
Бениняbenina-

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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 Beninya
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