Benjame Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Benjame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 72 | 1:2,460,316 | 81,464 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Benjame (503) may also be a first name.
Benjame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benjame Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benjame is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Benjame.
How Common Is The Last Name Benjame? popularity and diffusion
Benjame is the 1,849,867th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname Benjame occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Benjame reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 377,962nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 503 people.
The surname Benjame is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria Benjame is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 21 percent are found, Niger, where 17 percent are found and Kaduna, where 15 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Benjame is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Benjame
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