Benony Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Benony Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4841:137,23721,031
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
India61:127,844,230863,365
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England31:18,572,686338,250
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Bénony (4) & Benóný (1) are calculated separately.

Benony (770) may also be a first name.

Benony Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Benony Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Benony is most common in France. It can appear in the variant forms: Bénony or Benóný. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Benony? popularity and diffusion

The last name Benony is the 566,665th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,060,118 people. The surname Benony is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Benony are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 295,787th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 770 people.

The surname Benony is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 484 people, or 1 in 137,237. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 34 percent live, Guadeloupe, where 26 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 14 percent live. Besides France it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

Benony Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Benony has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benony surname rose 550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benony Last Name Statistics demography

Benony earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.11% less than the national average, earning $31,453 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bénony944/
Begnony924/
Benonny921/
Benóný891/
Benongoy861/
Benonney861/
Beunonay860/
Benoni831,106/
Benone83207/
Benany83145/
Benona8366/
Venony831/
Binony831/
Wenony830/
Benouna773,020/
Bengone771,465/
Begnoni77448/
Benoune77164/
Benonis7761/
Benonie7758/
Benonit7742/
Benonge7742/
Binonyi7741/
Begnone7721/
Benonai7720/
Benouni7713/
Benanay7713/
Benones775/
Benonne774/
Beinone772/
Beunoné771/
Benanyo771/
Beunone771/
Beanona771/
Benoine770/
Benanaya71396/
Benhouna71119/
Benounis71110/
Benounes7157/
Bengonge7148/
Behnouni7131/
Benangoy7121/
Behnooni7114/
Beinonai716/
Bengoune714/
Beinoune713/
Bejnouni712/
Benounna712/
Beynoune712/
Beangoni711/
Benounha711/
Begnouni711/
Bengonio711/
Benonnes711/
Beinouna711/
Benhoune711/
Bettnany710/
Benani6718,346/
Benane673,473/
Benana67317/
Binoni67287/
Benhousni67137/
Benhounet6790/
Binona6740/
Benuni6713/
Binone6712/
Benouniss674/
Benanh673/
Venoni673/
Benune673/
Bénoni672/
Venone672/
Bynone672/
Benunj671/
Benuna671/
Venona671/
Benounees671/
Benannaya671/
Benangeyi671/
Binany671/
Wenona671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Benony
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