Bennjamin Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History

Bennjamin Surname

5,587,209^th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Nigeria

Highest density in:

Malaysia

Bennjamin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Benjamin.' Most of the instances in the London Directory are modern Jewish, but several, no doubt, represent a period when Benjamin, like Joseph, was not unpopular in England.

Bennjamin Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Nigeria	6	1:29,523,793	355,097
United States	3	1:120,819,644	1,331,040
Indonesia	1	1:132,249,194	811,426
Malaysia	1	1:29,494,225	409,885
Uganda	1	1:39,039,279	258,887

Bennjamin (58) may also be a first name.

Bennjamin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? ^{meaning and history}

Catering fil. Benjamini. Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Benjamin, Bedfordshire, ibid.

1892. 'The wife of S. S. Benjamin, prematurely, of a son': Daily Telegraph, Aug. 18.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The personal name. As a surname it is chiefly, but not altogether, confined to the Jewish families. The derivative surnames are Benn, Bean, Benns, Benson, Benhacock, Bencock, Benkin, Benny, Bense.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Benjamin: (Hebrew.) The son of the right hand; the youngest of Jacob's twelve sons.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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Bennjamin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bennjamin Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Bennjamin (Marathi: बन्जािमन, Oriya: େବନ୍ାମିନ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bennjamin? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 5,587,209^th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Bennjamin reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bennjamin is also the 1,295,729^th most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 58 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Bennjamin is most numerous in: Ondo, where 50 percent are found and Rivers, where 50 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Bennjamin occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Boennjamin	95	1	/
Benjamin	94	305,468	/
Bendjamin	89	561	/
Benjaminn	89	18	/
Benjaimin	89	13	/
Benjasmin	89	9	/
Benjaamin	89	9	/
Benjammin	89	7	/
Beenjamin	89	7	/
Benjeamin	89	5	/
Benjhamin	89	4	/
Benjaming	89	4	/
Benjamind	89	4	/
Bennyamin	89	3	/
Bhenjamin	89	2	/
Benjjamin	89	2	/
Benjatmin	89	1	/
Benjamn	88	31	/
Bnjamin	88	3	/
D'Benjamin	84	1	/
Benjaminne	84	1	/
Benjamim	82	30,006	/
Benjamen	82	6,545	/
Binjamin	82	377	/
Benzamin	82	346	/
Bemjamin	82	98	/
Benjamín	82	39	/
Bensamin	82	33	/
Benjamyn	82	3	/
Benjomin	82	3	/
Benjamhn	82	2	/
Benjaimn	82	1	/
Benjamne	82	1	/
Benjamìn	82	1	/
Bencamin	82	1	/
Benjamïn	82	1	/
Bénjamin	82	1	/
Bynjamin	82	1	/
Bnjamn	80	1	/
Benchamin	78	303	/
Bengiamin	78	15	/
Benjaimen	78	6	/
Benjameen	78	6	/
Benjament	78	5	/
Benzzamin	78	3	/
Binjasmin	78	2	/
Bindjamin	78	2	/
Bendjamen	78	2	/
Benjammim	78	1	/
Benzaming	78	1	/
Benzamina	78	1	/
Beenjamen	78	1	/
Bniamin	75	4	/
Bnyamin	75	2	/
Bneamin	75	1	/
Bnjamen	75	1	/
Bendzhamin	74	41	/
Binnyamien	74	1	/
Benzamen	71	33	/
Bensamen	71	28	/
Binsamin	71	18	/
Binjamen	71	9	/
Bnchamin	71	7	/
Benjamem	71	7	/
Bnjameen	71	5	/
Benjamym	71	4	/
Bemjamim	71	3	/
Benzomin	71	3	/
Bemjamen	71	2	/
Bnyamina	71	2	/
Bensamim	71	1	/
Binjamén	71	1	/
Bemjamyn	71	1	/
Benjomim	71	1	/
Bendzhamina	70	2	/
Binsaamin	67	10	/
Binsamion	67	2	/
Bensament	67	1	/
Benchamen	67	1	/

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Bennjamin Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Bennjamin in the Oriya language
େବନ୍ାମିନ	ebanamina	-
Bennjamin in the Marathi language
बन्जािमन	banjaimana	-

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