View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Benon (Arabic: بينون, Georgian: ბენონ) occurs more in Rwanda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Bénon. Click here for other potential spellings of Benon.

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

The surname is the 60,115^th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 869,117 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Benon reside; 46 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Benon is also the 17,155^th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 54,573 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Rwanda, where it is carried by 3,721 people, or 1 in 3,054. Without taking into account Rwanda this surname occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 21 percent live and Benin, where 16 percent live.

Benon Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Benon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Benon surname grew 228 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benon Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Benon surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Benon earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.17% less than the national average, earning $32,289 USD per year.