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

The last name Benjamin (Arabic: بينيامين, Bengali: বেঞ্জামিন, Georgian: ბენჯამინ, Hindi: बेन्जामिन, Marathi: बजामीन, Oriya: େବାମିନ, Tibetan: བིན་བྱམ་ཨིན་) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Benjamín, Benjámin, Benjamìn, Benjamïn or Bénjamin. Click here for other possible spellings of Benjamin.

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

This surname is the 1,792^nd most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,857 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Benjamin reside; 35 percent reside in West Africa and 27 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 258^th most numerous first name globally, held by 2,246,488 people.

The last name Benjamin is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 76,485 people, or 1 in 2,316. In Nigeria Benjamin is most frequent in: Kogi, where 8 percent live, Rivers, where 7 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Benjamin is found in 186 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.

Benjamin Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Benjamin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 745 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 512 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 12 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 445 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 957 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Benjamin Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Benjamin surname is principally Jewish (43%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (38%) in Lebanon and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Benjamin are 39.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Benjamin earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 23.51% less than the national average, earning 264,721 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.06% more than the national average, earning R 254,412 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.35% less than the national average, earning $20,125,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $42,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.16% less than the national average, earning $48,608 CAD per year.