Benjul Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Benjul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benjul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1351:1,312,16951,890
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Benjul (31) may also be a first name.

Benjul Last Name Facts

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

Benjul occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benjul? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,527,735th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Benjul live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 31 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 1,312,169. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 83 percent reside, Kaduna, where 11 percent reside and Ogun, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benjule922/
Benjaul921/
Bendjoul861/
Benjol8336/
Binjul836/
Benhul832/
Banjul832/
Benejol7745/
Binjuil7715/
Benijol7711/
Bensoul7711/
Banijul777/
Bensaul775/
Banjaul774/
Binjaul773/
Benjoel772/
Bhanjul771/
Banjoul771/
Bonjoul771/
Beniule771/
Benhoul771/
Bencull770/
Bncul732/
Bensaull7116/
Benshaul7115/
Benzoule711/
Beneoule711/
Benkhoul711/
Bensol67102/
Benehoule6733/
Binjol6712/
Banyul6711/
Binyul6710/
Benzol6710/
Baniul679/
Binzul674/
Vinjul671/
Binhul671/
Binsul671/
Wenhul671/
Beensaull670/

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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 Benjul
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis