Benjamun Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Benjamun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benjamun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Benjamun (10) may also be a first name.

Benjamun Last Name Facts

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

Benjamun occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benjamun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Benjamun are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Benjamun is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Benjamun is most frequent in: Federal Capital Territory, where 33 percent live, Niger, where 33 percent live and Ondo, where 33 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live.

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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 Benjamun
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