Benissia Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Congo

Benissia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benissia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397

Benissia (333) may also be a first name.

Benissia Last Name Facts

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

Benissia is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benissia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benissia is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Benissia are found; 25 percent are found in Central Africa and 25 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Benissia is also the 479,726th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 333 people.

The last name Benissia is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil Benissia is primarily concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 100 percent live. Excluding Brazil this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 25 percent live and The Congo, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benaissia947/
Benisia932/
Benessia8861/
Binissia886/
Benissio884/
Venissia881/
Bonissia881/
Binisia80324/
Venisia8027/
Benesia8014/
Benusia809/
Banisia805/
Wenessia7522/
Benescia759/
Venessia753/
Beniseau753/
Binishia753/
Bengesia751/
Banessia751/
Bonissio751/
Baniscia751/
Beneshia751/
Benessiaoud741/
Venissios715/
Venesia67473/
Vinisia67104/
Wenesia6746/
Winisia677/
Banesia676/
Bonesia673/
Binesia672/

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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 Benissia
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