Benjaya Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Benjaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Benjaya (111) may also be a first name.
Benjaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benjaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benjaya has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benjaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Benjaya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Benjaya are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Benjaya is also the 890,531st most widely held first name internationally, held by 111 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 16,531,149. In Indonesia Benjaya is most common in: Bengkulu, where 50 percent are found, Central Kalimantan, where 25 percent are found and Jambi, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Belgium, where 11 percent are found.
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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 Benjaya
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