Benniah Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Benniah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Benniah (46) may also be a first name.
Benniah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benniah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benniah is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benniah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,152,526th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Benniah are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Benniah is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 46 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 2,361,903. In Nigeria Benniah is most frequent in: Rivers, where 80 percent reside, Abia, where 17 percent reside and Ondo, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennia | 92 | 4,162 | / |
| Bennias | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bennija | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bengnach | 80 | 24 | / |
| Vennia | 77 | 28 | / |
| Bengna | 77 | 24 | / |
| Bennya | 77 | 18 | / |
| Binnia | 77 | 13 | / |
| Bennio | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bennea | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bhnnia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bniach | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bnia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bhengna | 71 | 15 | / |
| Benniot | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bennjas | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bennayya | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bhnia | 67 | 23 | / |
| Bennehey | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bnjah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bnias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bennehou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behengna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bnioh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Benniah
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