Beniyi Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Beniyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Beniyi (33) may also be a first name.
Beniyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beniyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Beniyi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Beniyi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Beniyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Beniyi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Beniyi is also the 1,807,719th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 33 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Beniyi is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 83 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Ghana, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Beniyi
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