Benja Surname
Approximately 830 people bear this surname
Benja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 177 | 1:299,105 | 23,110 |
| Indonesia | 147 | 1:899,654 | 67,360 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Croatia | 79 | 1:53,527 | 10,175 |
| Albania | 42 | 1:69,382 | 7,952 |
| Zambia | 29 | 1:546,549 | 23,344 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Madagascar | 25 | 1:945,993 | 2,355 |
| Serbia | 24 | 1:297,706 | 15,186 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Bënja (65) are calculated separately.
Benja (15,690) may also be a first name.
Benja Demographics
Average Benja Salary in
United States
$33,423 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺠﻪ, Hindi: बेन्जा, Marathi: बॅन्जा) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Bënja. For other possible spellings of Benja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 418,547th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,780,176 people. Benja is mostly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Benja reside; 24 percent reside in East Africa and 23 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 45,004th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 15,690 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 299,105. In Tanzania Benja is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 44 percent live, Tanga Region, where 42 percent live and Njombe Region, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.
Benja Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Benja has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benja surname grew 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 bearing the Benja 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benja in the Marathi language | ||
| बॅन्जा | benja | - |
| Benja in the Hindi language | ||
| बेन्जा | benja | 66.67 |
| बेंजा | benja | 33.33 |
| Benja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﺠﻪ | bnjh | 50 |
| ﺑﻨﺞ | bnj | 50 |
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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 Benja
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