Benissi Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Benissi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 105 | 1:731,262 | 37,809 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Benissi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benissi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benissi is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benissi? popularity and diffusion
Benissi is the 1,683,218th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Benissi are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The last name is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 731,262. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 56 percent live, East Azerbaijan Province, where 35 percent live and Ilam Province, where 4 percent live. Besides Iran Benissi exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 6 percent live and Greece, where 2 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 Benissi
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