View the most religious surnames in Kenya

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

The surname Benja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺠﻪ, Hindi: बेन्जा, Marathi: बॅन्जा) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant: Bënja. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Benja is the 418,547^th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,780,176 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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. Benja is also the 45,004^th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 15,690 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 299,105. In Tanzania Benja is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 44 percent live, Tanga Region, where 42 percent live and Njombe Region, where 5 percent live. Not including Tanzania it is found 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 share of the population with the 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 bearing the Benja last name 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.