Benjaimin Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History

Benjaimin Surname

5,391,485^th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Nigeria

Highest density in:

Haiti

Benjaimin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Benjamin.' Most of the instances in the London Directory are modern Jewish, but several, no doubt, represent a period when Benjamin, like Joseph, was not unpopular in England.

Benjaimin Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Nigeria	10	1:17,714,276	277,641
Germany	1	1:80,505,459	560,955
Haiti	1	1:10,683,907	24,607
United States	1	1:362,458,933	1,988,048

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	6	1:8,369,781	355,680

Benjaimin (39) may also be a first name.

Benjaimin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? ^{meaning and history}

Catering fil. Benjamini. Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Benjamin, Bedfordshire, ibid.

1892. 'The wife of S. S. Benjamin, prematurely, of a son': Daily Telegraph, Aug. 18.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The personal name. As a surname it is chiefly, but not altogether, confined to the Jewish families. The derivative surnames are Benn, Bean, Benns, Benson, Benhacock, Bencock, Benkin, Benny, Bense.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Benjamin: (Hebrew.) The son of the right hand; the youngest of Jacob's twelve sons.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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Benjaimin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benjaimin has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 5,391,485^th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Benjaimin reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361^st most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 39 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Benjaimin is most numerous in: Rivers, where 30 percent live, Lagos, where 20 percent live and Bayelsa, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 8 percent live and Haiti, where 8 percent live.

Benjaimin Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Benjaimin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Benjamin	94	305,468	/
Benjimin	94	109	/
Benjaimn	94	1	/
Bendjamin	89	561	/
Boenjamin	89	72	/
Benjamina	89	37	/
Benjaminn	89	18	/
Bennjamin	89	12	/
Benjiamin	89	12	/
Benjamien	89	10	/
Benjaamin	89	9	/
Benjasmin	89	9	/
Benjammin	89	7	/
Benjahmin	89	7	/
Beenjamin	89	7	/
Benjaimen	89	6	/
Benjeamin	89	5	/
Benjyamin	89	4	/
Benjhamin	89	4	/
Beinjamin	89	4	/
Benjaemin	89	4	/
Benjaming	89	4	/
Benjamind	89	4	/
Benjimina	89	2	/
Beanjamin	89	2	/
Bhenjamin	89	2	/
Beunjamin	89	2	/
Benjjamin	89	2	/
Benhjamin	89	1	/
Benijamin	89	1	/
Baenjamin	89	1	/
Bienjamin	89	1	/
Benjatmin	89	1	/
Benjiomin	89	1	/
Benjamion	89	0	/
Benjamn	88	31	/
Benjimn	88	7	/
Bnjamin	88	3	/
Bhetnjamin	84	4	/
Benjaminne	84	1	/
D'Benjamin	84	1	/
Benjamim	82	30,006	/
Benjamen	82	6,545	/
Benyamin	82	5,687	/
Beniamin	82	622	/
Banjamin	82	387	/
Binjamin	82	377	/
Benzamin	82	346	/
Benjemin	82	328	/
Benjimen	82	180	/
Bemjamin	82	98	/
Venjamin	82	39	/
Benjamín	82	39	/
Bensamin	82	33	/
Benjámin	82	12	/
Bengimin	82	7	/
Beneamin	82	7	/
Benhamin	82	6	/
Bonjamin	82	5	/
Banjimin	82	4	/
Benjamyn	82	3	/
Benzimin	82	3	/
Benjamhn	82	2	/
Bencamin	82	1	/
Benjamne	82	1	/
Benjamìn	82	1	/
Benjamïn	82	1	/
Bénjamin	82	1	/
Bynjamin	82	1	/
Binjimin	82	1	/
Benjiamn	82	1	/
Benijamn	82	1	/
Benyimin	82	0	/
Benjaminova	80	3	/
Bnjamn	80	1	/
Benyamina	78	20,065	/
Beniamina	78	311	/
Benchamin	78	303	/
Bainjamin	78	70	/
Bengiamin	78	15	/
Benjameen	78	6	/
Benjament	78	5	/
Banjjamin	78	3	/
Benjeming	78	3	/
Benzzamin	78	3	/
Bennjimen	78	2	/
Benyamien	78	2	/
Bendjamen	78	2	/
Bindjamin	78	2	/
Binjasmin	78	2	/
Beenjamen	78	1	/
Beniamien	78	1	/
Benjemina	78	1	/
Banjjimin	78	1	/
Bainjimin	78	1	/
Binjamina	78	1	/
Benyammin	78	1	/
Benzamina	78	1	/
Benzaming	78	1	/
Benjammim	78	1	/
Beinjamim	78	1	/
Benchimin	78	1	/
Benjemisn	78	1	/
Binjimina	78	1	/
Benijamen	78	1	/
Benehamin	78	1	/
Benjemn	75	1	/
Bnjamen	75	1	/
Banjimn	75	1	/
Bendzhamin	74	41	/
Benyahmina	74	2	/
Benyaamina	74	1	/
Benjajamim	74	1	/
Baniamin	71	6,612	/
Binyamin	71	1,050	/
Benyamen	71	454	/
Veniamin	71	196	/
Biniamin	71	64	/
Benjemen	71	58	/
Benzamen	71	33	/
Bensamen	71	28	/
Beniamen	71	20	/
Banjamen	71	19	/
Binsamin	71	18	/
Boniamin	71	12	/
Binjamen	71	9	/
Bnchamin	71	7	/
Benjamem	71	7	/
Bengimen	71	5	/
Bnjameen	71	5	/
Bineamin	71	4	/
Benjamym	71	4	/
Venyamin	71	3	/
Benzimen	71	3	/
Bengemin	71	3	/
Beneamen	71	3	/
Begnemin	71	3	/
Benhamen	71	3	/
Bemjamim	71	3	/
Banjemin	71	2	/
Bemjamen	71	2	/
Benyamyn	71	2	/
Banyimin	71	1	/
Binjamén	71	1	/
Venjamen	71	1	/
Venjimen	71	1	/
Beniamim	71	1	/
Bensamim	71	1	/
Begnamen	71	1	/
Bensimen	71	1	/
Bemjamyn	71	1	/
Beniaminova	70	64	/
Bendzhamina	70	2	/
Benyameen	67	266	/
Beniameen	67	36	/
Vainjamin	67	21	/
Binsaamin	67	10	/
Beenjeemn	67	10	/
Binyamina	67	6	/
Bensemina	67	4	/
Benzemina	67	4	/
Benjement	67	4	/
Bannyamin	67	3	/
Bingiming	67	3	/
Biniaamin	67	2	/
Binsamion	67	2	/
Benchamen	67	1	/
Bensament	67	1	/
Binyaamin	67	1	/
Baniaamin	67	1	/
Bengimene	67	0	/

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