Benjimine Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Benjimine Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benjimine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Benjimine (29) may also be a first name.

Benjimine Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Benjimine Come From? nationality or country of origin

Benjimine occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Benjimine.

How Common Is The Last Name Benjimine? popularity and diffusion

Benjimine is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Benjimine is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Benjimine reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 29 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Benjimine is mostly found in: Rivers, where 60 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 20 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Benjimine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Benjimine has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Benjimine
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