Benji Surname
Approximately 754 people bear this surname
Benji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 409 | 1:433,112 | 22,320 |
| India | 87 | 1:8,816,843 | 179,063 |
| Kenya | 49 | 1:942,447 | 33,788 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Serbia | 23 | 1:310,650 | 15,551 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | 1:12,955 | 1,460 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Benji (8,339) may also be a first name.
Benji Demographics
Average Male Benji Height
175.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Benji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benji (Arabic: بينجي, Bengali: বেঞ্জি, Hindi: बेन्जी, Marathi: बजी, Oriya: େବି) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benji? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 450,743rd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,665,180 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Benji are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Benji is also the 69,173rd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 8,339 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 409 people, or 1 in 433,112. In Nigeria Benji is most prevalent in: Abia, where 19 percent are found, Delta, where 9 percent are found and Rivers, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benji in the Bengali language | ||
| বেঞ্জি | benji | - |
| Benji in the Oriya language | ||
| େବି | ebi | - |
| Benji in the Hindi language | ||
| बेन्जी | benji | 55.56 |
| बेनजी | benaji | 44.44 |
| Benji in the Marathi language | ||
| बजी | baji | 42 |
| बेनजी | benaji | 34 |
| बेन्जी | benji | 6 |
| बेजी | beji | 4 |
| बेबजी | bebaji | 4 |
| बनजी | banaji | 4 |
| बेनजीाद | benajiada | 4 |
| अॅनी | aeni | 2 |
| Benji in the Arabic language | ||
| بينجي | bynjy | - |
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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 Benji
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