Benjala Surname
Approximately 325 people bear this surname
Benjala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Zambia | 25 | 1:633,997 | 25,256 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Benjala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benjala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benjala (Marathi: बजाला) is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benjala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Benjala is the 844,382nd most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Benjala are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Beside Malawi this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 8 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benjala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benjala in the Marathi language | ||
| बजाला | bajala | - |
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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
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- 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 Benjala
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