Benjameni Surname
Approximately 409 people bear this surname
Benjameni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 361 | 1:146,653 | 13,374 |
| Namibia | 44 | 1:54,759 | 6,488 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Benjameni (248) may also be a first name.
Benjameni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benjameni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benjameni is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Benjameni click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benjameni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Benjameni is the 714,947th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 17,817,961 people. The last name Benjameni occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Benjameni reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 566,287th most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 248 people.
The surname Benjameni is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 361 people, or 1 in 146,653. In Tanzania it is most common in: Singida Region, where 97 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 1 percent live and Pwani Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamini | 89 | 13,173 | / |
| Benyameni | 89 | 26 | / |
| Benjamani | 89 | 11 | / |
| Benjamene | 89 | 2 | / |
| Benjaminii | 84 | 3 | / |
| Bhenjamini | 84 | 1 | / |
| Benjaemini | 84 | 1 | / |
| Benjamine | 78 | 3,905 | / |
| Benyamini | 78 | 1,671 | / |
| Beniamini | 78 | 252 | / |
| Benyamani | 78 | 175 | / |
| Begnamini | 78 | 91 | / |
| Binjamini | 78 | 10 | / |
| Benjaminy | 78 | 2 | / |
| Banjamani | 78 | 2 | / |
| Benjamane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Banjamini | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bensamini | 78 | 1 | / |
| Benjaminj | 78 | 1 | / |
| Benjamanee | 74 | 25 | / |
| Benjjamine | 74 | 1 | / |
| Benjamaine | 74 | 1 | / |
| Benjammine | 74 | 1 | / |
| Benijamine | 74 | 1 | / |
| Benjaimine | 74 | 0 | / |
| Bnjamine | 71 | 2 | / |
| Begnamignai | 70 | 8 | / |
| Bignamini | 67 | 830 | / |
| Benyamine | 67 | 445 | / |
| Binyamini | 67 | 43 | / |
| Biniamini | 67 | 29 | / |
| Beniamine | 67 | 28 | / |
| Banjamine | 67 | 15 | / |
| Benzamine | 67 | 13 | / |
| Benyaminy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Baniamani | 67 | 5 | / |
| Binjamine | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bensamine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bemjamine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beniaminy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banjamane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benyamane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Venyamini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vinjamini | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Benjameni
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