Benshep Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Benshep Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Benshep Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benshep Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benshep is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benshep? popularity and diffusion
The surname Benshep is the 5,213,395th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Benshep live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Benshep is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 92 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Benshep exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 7 percent live.
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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 Benshep
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