Benj Surname

579,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Benj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
India131:59,005,029552,550
France101:6,642,272293,169
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Benj (597) may also be a first name.

Benj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benj is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Benj is the 579,404th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 13,445,657 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Benj live; 84 percent live in North Africa and 84 percent live in Mahgreb. Benj is also the 342,194th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 597 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is carried by 443 people, or 1 in 77,824. Outside of Morocco this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 4 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Benj Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Benj has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benj last name declined 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benje89304/
Benaj89228/
Benej8946/
Beanj8934/
Benoj894/
Benjh893/
Benij893/
Benuj893/
Bhenj891/
Benjs890/
Bnj862/
Benhaj80562/
Bengaj80123/
Benaja8058/
Benajh8019/
Benoij8010/
Benojj809/
Bhenaj808/
Bhenje807/
Benaaj801/
Benauj801/
Bena7546,523/
Bene7533,765/
Beni7528,785/
Beny754,102/
Benc751,453/
Banj75220/
Benh75217/
Bené7555/
Bonj7542/
Binj7517/
Bená7517/
Venj7517/
Benê759/
Wenj756/
Bhnj752/
Benè752/
Bnhj752/
Uenj751/
Bemj751/
Bnjj751/
Bnjx751/
Bnnj751/
Benijts7344/
Behnaja7334/
Benhaja732/
Benaaja731/
Bengaja731/
Benhajd731/
Benge6714,997/
Benyi6713,837/
Boene6712,904/
Beane6711,875/
Benie6711,124/
Benet678,276/
Beene677,167/
Benes676,860/
Bench675,956/
Bengi675,023/
Benis674,444/
Baene673,891/
Beine673,535/
Benea673,409/
Beyne673,267/
Behne672,981/
Benai672,452/
Beney672,324/
Bener672,299/
Beena672,292/
Begni671,714/
Benoy671,658/
Bhanj671,394/
Biene671,377/
Beniz671,180/
Benyo671,147/
Benit671,103/
Benay67982/
Beina67887/
Binaj67825/
Baeni67735/
Beune67567/
Bhena67545/
Biena67545/
Wenje67530/
Boeni67526/
Beeny67501/
Beniy67491/
Bhene67487/
Besne67486/
Benid67473/
Benez67450/
Benei67446/
Begne67420/
Bened67401/
Benee67322/
Besni67311/
Beyna67310/
Benio67309/
Behni67260/
Binoj67238/
Benoa67213/
Beneh67197/
Beniš67180/
Behny67167/
Benih67146/
Bhonj67125/
Bejna67121/
Benoi67104/
Beana6797/
Benaa6794/
Beany6789/
Bhinj6789/
Beneś6774/
Banij6762/
Benejová6759/
Betni6756/
Bența6750/
Beiny6747/
Beyni6747/
Benğe6743/
Benui6742/
Binje6740/
Betne6738/
Bainj6734/
Bhenh6734/
Banjh6733/
Bejni6730/
Beïne6725/
Benés6723/
Bejne6721/
Venaj6720/
Benhe6717/
Beneu6717/
Beuni6717/
Bheny6715/
Besné6713/
Benée6713/
Benér6713/
Bieny6712/
Beniç6712/
Beneč6711/
Benuy677/
Benyő676/
Binij675/
Benyš675/
Bensø675/
Beïna674/
Benii673/
Binej673/
Benzs673/
Behnh673/
Benhi673/
Benét673/
Benejova673/
Venej673/
Benyy672/
Benep672/
Beanh672/
Behné672/
Benyh671/
Beynh671/
Venje671/
Beyny671/
Benèe671/
Benèt671/
Benèz671/
Benéč671/
Benıs671/
Bențe671/
Beneş671/
Bensì671/
Beîna671/
Ouenj671/
Beenh671/
Bannj671/
Bhemj671/
Byhnj671/
Bnhsj671/
Bensc670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Benj
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