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Where Does The Last Name Benja Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Benja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺠﻪ, Hindi: बेन्जा, Marathi: बॅन्जा) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Bënja. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benja? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Benja is the 418,547^th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,780,176 people. The surname Benja is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of Benja live; 24 percent live in East Africa and 23 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 45,004^th most numerous given name globally, borne by 15,690 people.

The surname Benja is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 299,105. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 44 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 42 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Benja exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Benja Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Benja has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benja surname expanded 255 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benja Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (67%) in Kenya.

The amount Benja earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.01% less than the national average, earning R 216,216 per year and in United States they earn 22.54% less than the national average, earning $33,423 USD per year.