Benshams Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Benshams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Benshams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benshams Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benshams is found in Bahrain more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Benshams click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benshams? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,106,139th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Benshams live; 91 percent live in West Asia and 91 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
It is most commonly held in Bahrain, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 18,474. Beside Bahrain this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Iran, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Shams | 94 | 24 | / |
| Binshams | 88 | 3 | / |
| Beni Shamsa | 84 | 1,068 | / |
| bin Shams | 82 | 1,425 | / |
| Bun Shams | 82 | 3 | / |
| Banishams | 82 | 1 | / |
| Benjams | 80 | 0 | / |
| bin Shamsu | 78 | 190 | / |
| bin Shamsi | 78 | 104 | / |
| bin Shamas | 78 | 15 | / |
| Banishamsa | 78 | 4 | / |
| Bani Shams | 78 | 2 | / |
| bin Shyams | 78 | 1 | / |
| bin Shames | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bonshoms | 75 | 55 | / |
| Biensans | 75 | 12 | / |
| bin Shms | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benjamns | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bani Shamsa | 74 | 25 | / |
| Bani Shamsi | 74 | 13 | / |
| bin Shamsee | 74 | 8 | / |
| bin Shamsui | 74 | 4 | / |
| bin Shamasi | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Shamisi | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Shammas | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Shamsawi | 70 | 7 | / |
| bin Shamsuai | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bany-Shamseh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bensons | 67 | 101 | / |
| bin Shemsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Shamuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Shamsuwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binshemusu | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Shamzah | 63 | 1 | / |
| bin Shamizi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Binshemize | 56 | 3 | / |
| Binshemeza | 56 | 2 | / |
| Banshemeza | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bunshemeza | 56 | 1 | / |
| Banshemiize | 53 | 1 | / |
| Byanshemeza | 53 | 1 | / |
| Benzons | 53 | 1 | / |
| Binsanze | 50 | 2 | / |
| Benzions | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Benshams
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