Benjan Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Benjan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Benjan (259) may also be a first name.
Benjan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benjan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benjan (Hindi: बेन्जन, Marathi: बजन, Oriya: େଜନା) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benjan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Benjan are found; 29 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 29 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Benjan is also the 553,262nd most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 259 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia Benjan is most common in: South Sulawesi, where 100 percent live. Apart from Indonesia it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Croatia, where 12 percent live.
Benjan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Benjan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benjan surname expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benjan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benjan in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜନା | ejana | - |
| Benjan in the Marathi language | ||
| बजन | bajana | - |
| Benjan in the Hindi language | ||
| बेन्जन | benjana | 50 |
| बेनजन | benajana | 25 |
| बेन्जान | benjana | 25 |
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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 Benjan
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