Benjamn Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Benjamn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Benjamn (833) may also be a first name.
Benjamn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benjamn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benjamn is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Benjamn.
How Common Is The Last Name Benjamn? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,543,123rd most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Benjamn reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Benjamn is also the 282,935th most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 833 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria Benjamn is most common in: Gombe, where 44 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 28 percent reside and Abia, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Benjamn is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.
Benjamn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Benjamn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Benjamn
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