Benju Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Benju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Benju (3,333) may also be a first name.
Benju Demographics
Average Benju Salary in
South Africa
R 86,688
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Benju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benju Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benju (Bengali: বেঞ্জু, Hindi: बेन्जू, Marathi: बजु, Oriya: େବଂଜୁ) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benju? popularity and diffusion
Benju is the 2,530,696th most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Benju reside; 26 percent reside in Southern Africa and 26 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 123,680th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 3,333 people.
This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa Benju is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 86 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent live and Tanzania, where 17 percent live.
Benju Last Name Statistics demography
Benju earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.52% less than the national average, earning R 86,688 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benju Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benju in the Bengali language | ||
| বেঞ্জু | benju | - |
| Benju in the Oriya language | ||
| େବଂଜୁ | ebanju | - |
| Benju in the Hindi language | ||
| बेन्जू | benju | 50 |
| बेंजू | benju | 30 |
| बेंजु | benju | 20 |
| Benju in the Marathi language | ||
| बजु | baju | 50 |
| बजू | baju | 25 |
| बेन्जू | benju | 16.67 |
| बेनजू | benaju | 8.33 |
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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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- 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 Benju
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