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 more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Beniyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Beniyi is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Beniyi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 33 people.
This last name is most commonly 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 reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Ghana, where 14 percent reside.
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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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