Benjai Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Benjai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Benjai (15) may also be a first name.
Benjai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benjai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benjai occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benjai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Benjai is the 5,587,209th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Benjai is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Benjai live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 15 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 90 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 10 percent live. Outside of Kenya Benjai occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Trinidad and Tobago, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
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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 Benjai
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