Benjila Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Benjila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Benjila (61) may also be a first name.
Benjila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benjila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benjila is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benjila? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Benjila live; 63 percent live in Central Africa and 63 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 61 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 2 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 Benjila
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