Benjay Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Benjay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Benjay (164) may also be a first name.
Benjay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benjay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benjay is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benjay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Benjay is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Benjay live; 83 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Benjay is also the 715,247th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 164 people.
The last name Benjay is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Benjay is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 100 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Liberia, where 17 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 Benjay
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