Benitu Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Benitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benitu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Benitu Last Name Facts

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

Benitu is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benitu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Benitu live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Benitu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Benitu is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 89 percent are found and Kwara, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benitou9256/
Benitus926/
Benituz922/
Benitau920/
Beniotou861/
Benetu8390/
Binitu8332/
Banitu839/
Wenitu832/
Bonitu831/
Weynitu771,610/
Benetou77282/
Weinitu7737/
Banithu7713/
Benitoe7713/
Venitus7710/
Benetau778/
Binitou772/
Benetus771/
Banoitu771/
Banitou771/
Beneytou71112/
Benetaud7182/
Benetoux718/
Venaitus711/
Benhutui711/
Benettou711/
Benettau711/
Benetaux711/
Benyttou711/
Banoithu711/
Beneytout67128/
Binutu67128/
Banutu6763/
Benetó679/
Banetu675/
Bonutu675/
Beneyttou672/
Binetu672/
Winitu672/
Bonetu671/
Benethaud671/
Benettaud670/

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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 Benitu
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