Benjamia Surname
Approximately 379 people bear this surname
Benjamia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Philippines | 32 | 1:3,163,694 | 143,904 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Benjamia (42) may also be a first name.
Benjamia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benjamia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benjamia is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benjamia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 755,622nd most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 19,228,353 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Benjamia reside; 90 percent reside in North Africa and 90 percent reside in Mahgreb. Benjamia is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name in the world, held by 42 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is held by 341 people, or 1 in 101,103. Other than Morocco it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 8 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamiah | 94 | 5 | / |
| Benjamiay | 94 | 2 | / |
| Benzamia | 88 | 1,197 | / |
| Benhamia | 88 | 77 | / |
| Benjamea | 88 | 10 | / |
| Begnamia | 88 | 9 | / |
| Benjomia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Benzaamia | 82 | 735 | / |
| Benzaimia | 82 | 137 | / |
| Benhammia | 82 | 3 | / |
| Benchamia | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bendjamea | 82 | 1 | / |
| Benchahmia | 78 | 2 | / |
| Bendjameaa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Benchaimia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Binjamea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benhomia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benjomea | 63 | 6 | / |
| Binsamijo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Binsamaaea | 56 | 4 | / |
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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 Benjamia
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