Benjanin Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Dominica

Benjanin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benjanin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
United States71:51,779,848968,877
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominica11:75,891912
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Benjanin (277) may also be a first name.

Benjanin Last Name Facts

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

Benjanin (Marathi: बजानीन) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Benjanin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Benjanin live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Benjanin is also the 533,704th most common first name world-wide It is held by 277 people.

Benjanin is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Benjanin is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 29 percent are found, Niger, where 29 percent are found and Benue, where 19 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Benjanin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Benjanin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 63 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Benjanin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benjanin in the Marathi language
बजानीनbajanina66.67
बेन्जानीनbenjanina16.67
बेनजानीनbenajanina16.67

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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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  • 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 Benjanin
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