Bennya Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Bennya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Bennya (27) may also be a first name.
Bennya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bennya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bennya is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bennya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,649,889th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bennya are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bennya is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held forename on earth, borne by 27 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Taraba, where 94 percent reside and Adamawa, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Bennya exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennayya | 86 | 29 | / |
| Bennia | 83 | 4,162 | / |
| Bengna | 83 | 24 | / |
| Vennya | 83 | 6 | / |
| Bennea | 83 | 3 | / |
| Binnya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bnya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Benniah | 77 | 77 | / |
| Bhengna | 77 | 15 | / |
| Behenya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bennias | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bennija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bennjas | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bhnya | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bengnach | 71 | 24 | / |
| Bennehey | 71 | 11 | / |
| Bhuinnya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Behengna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vennia | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vengna | 67 | 15 | / |
| Binnia | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bennio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bingna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bengno | 67 | 3 | / |
| Winnya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vinnya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Binnea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhnnia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bynnha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vennea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhinnayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bengneaud | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bennya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis