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
The last name Bennya is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bennya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Bennya is primarily 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. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 27 people.
The last name Bennya is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Bennya is most prevalent in: Taraba, where 94 percent live and Adamawa, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent live.
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