View the most religious surnames in Kenya

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

The last name Benja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺠﻪ, Hindi: बेन्जा, Marathi: बॅन्जा) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Bënja. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Benja is the 418,547^th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,780,176 people. Benja is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Benja are found; 24 percent are found in East Africa and 23 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 45,004^th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 15,690 people.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 299,105. In Tanzania Benja is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 44 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 42 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 46 countries. It is also found 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 over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Benja last name grew 255 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benja Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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.