Benoa Surname
Approximately 213 people bear this surname
Benoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 195 | 1:106,508 | 12,495 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Benoa (65) may also be a first name.
Benoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benoa (Russian: Беноа) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benoa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Benoa is the 1,133,308th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Benoa live; 87 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Benoa is also the 1,212,820th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 65 people.
This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 106,508. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 86 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 5 percent reside and Far North Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 5 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benoa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benoa in the Russian language | ||
| Беноа | benoa | - |
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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
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- 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 Benoa
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