Benjamim Surname

18,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Benjamim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benjamim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola18,1421:1,488267
Mozambique10,5061:2,595637
Brazil9641:222,0698,598
Portugal3111:33,4992,065
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
São Tomé and Príncipe31:59,1412,796
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Grenada11:108,5351,793
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Benjamim (75,596) may also be a first name.

Benjamim Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Benjamim Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Benjamim is found most frequently in Angola. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benjamim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 18,374th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 242,870 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Benjamim are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Benjamim is also the 12,980th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 75,596 people.

It is most frequently used in Angola, where it is borne by 18,142 people, or 1 in 1,488. Apart from Angola it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 35 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Benjamim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Benjamim has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Benjamim surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benjamim Last Name Statistics demography

Benjamim earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 72.08% more than the national average, earning $74,250 USD per year.

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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 Benjamim
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