Benje Surname
Approximately 304 people bear this surname
Benje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Slovenia | 23 | 1:108,160 | 11,945 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Benje (912) may also be a first name.
Benje Demographics
Average Benje Salary in
United States
$43,847 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺞ) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benje? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 885,573rd most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. The last name Benje occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Benje live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Benje is also the 268,506th most common first name world-wide, held by 912 people.
The surname Benje is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Besides Malawi Benje is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent live and Slovenia, where 8 percent live.
Benje Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Benje has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benje last name fell 63 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Benje Last Name Statistics demography
Benje earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $43,847 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benje in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﺞ | bnj | - |
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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 Benje
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