Benjamini Surname

39,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Benjamini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benjamini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania12,6841:4,174579
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Israel281:305,63026,425
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Benjamini (18,600) may also be a first name.

Benjamini Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benjamini (Marathi: बजािमनी, Oriya: େବାମିନି) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benjamini? popularity and diffusion

Benjamini is the 39,840th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 553,218 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Benjamini are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Benjamini is also the 39,908th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 18,600 people.

The surname Benjamini is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 12,684 people, or 1 in 4,174. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kagera Region, where 10 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Benjamini Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Benjamini surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Benjamini earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.15% less than the national average, earning R 73,308 per year and in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Benjamini Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benjamini in the Marathi language
बजािमनीbajaimani-
Benjamini in the Oriya language
େବାମିନିebamini68.18
େବାମିନୀebamini18.18
ମିନିmini9.09
େବାମିebami4.55

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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 Benjamini
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