Benmi Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Benmi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Benmi (35) may also be a first name.

Benmi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benmi (Hindi: बेनमी) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Benmi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Benmi are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Benmi is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 35 people.

Benmi is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kano, where 69 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 31 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benmai917/
Beunmi911/
Benmiz911/
Benmis911/
Bnmi896/
Benmich835/
Benmaiz833/
Benma80297/
Bemmi8018/
Benme807/
Binmi802/
Beğenmiş77233/
Benmaiss771/
Benmer73195/
Benmaa73143/
Binmis7371/
Wenmei7311/
Benmed7310/
Benmet733/
Bemmei731/
Boenme731/
Bynmai731/
Benmeh731/
Benmes731/
Buinmi731/
Bemmis730/
Benmehaia711/
Benmaha674/
Vnmi673/
Bnma671/
Benmeah671/
Bennmer671/
Benmeds671/
Benmays671/
Buenmay671/
Benmesh671/
Wouenmi671/
Benmaya671/
Wenmitt671/

Benmi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benmi in the Hindi language
बेनमीbenami-

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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 Benmi
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