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

The surname Benjames is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 5,812,366^th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Benjames live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746^th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 22 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Benjames is most common in: Lagos, where 40 percent are found, Abia, where 30 percent are found and Rivers, where 30 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found.