Beniyam Surname
Approximately 1,611 people bear this surname
Beniyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Beniyam (1,547) may also be a first name.
Beniyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beniyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Beniyam (Marathi: बेिनयम, Oriya: େବନିୟମ) is most common in Ethiopia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Beniyam.
How Common Is The Last Name Beniyam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 246,797th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 4,523,616 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Beniyam live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Beniyam is also the 197,070th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 1,547 people.
It is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Not including Ethiopia Beniyam exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beniyame | 93 | 4 | / |
| Bheniyam | 93 | 1 | / |
| Biniyam | 86 | 11,605 | / |
| Baniyam | 86 | 8,405 | / |
| Beneyam | 86 | 50 | / |
| Beniyan | 86 | 8 | / |
| Benyiam | 86 | 4 | / |
| Beniyem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Benayam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Benayame | 80 | 21 | / |
| Biniyame | 80 | 9 | / |
| Beneyame | 80 | 4 | / |
| Banniyam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Benaim | 77 | 3,282 | / |
| Benaym | 77 | 51 | / |
| Benaum | 77 | 10 | / |
| Benaím | 77 | 2 | / |
| Benuim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benhaiham | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benhaim | 71 | 1,919 | / |
| Bineyam | 71 | 1,771 | / |
| Benejam | 71 | 923 | / |
| Benaime | 71 | 172 | / |
| Boniyem | 71 | 80 | / |
| Benayan | 71 | 31 | / |
| Benheim | 71 | 30 | / |
| Benoyan | 71 | 22 | / |
| Benayem | 71 | 20 | / |
| Benaiem | 71 | 18 | / |
| Biniyan | 71 | 15 | / |
| Viniyam | 71 | 15 | / |
| Benaium | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bienaim | 71 | 8 | / |
| Benajam | 71 | 7 | / |
| Benajim | 71 | 5 | / |
| Benheam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Benoian | 71 | 2 | / |
| Binayam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Banayam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Benaiom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beniyen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beneyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beneyom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benijan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veniyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benajem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Binyiam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bineiam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beneian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beneham | 71 | 0 | / |
| Benhaiem | 67 | 50 | / |
| Bingayam | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bienheim | 67 | 12 | / |
| Benaiang | 67 | 12 | / |
| Boenheim | 67 | 10 | / |
| Beinaime | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bengayan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Benayoum | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bineyame | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bengoian | 67 | 4 | / |
| Benhayim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Benayang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Begnayan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behnayan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benhajam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benoisem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benhayem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benajina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Besneham | 67 | 0 | / |
Beniyam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Beniyam in the Oriya language | ||
| େବନିୟମ | ebaniyama | - |
| Beniyam in the Marathi language | ||
| बेिनयम | beinayama | 50 |
| बेनीयम | beniyama | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Beniyam
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