Benshi Surname
Approximately 660 people bear this surname
Benshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 590 | 1:32,714 | 2,052 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Benshi (2,372) may also be a first name.
Benshi Demographics
Benshi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Benshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benshi (Hindi: बेंशी, Marathi: बेन्शी) is found most frequently in Syria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benshi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Benshi is the 499,041st most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,041,736 people. The last name Benshi occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Benshi live; 93 percent live in West Asia and 91 percent live in Levant. It is also the 152,528th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 2,372 people.
The last name is most widespread in Syria, where it is carried by 590 people, or 1 in 32,714. In Syria Benshi is primarily concentrated in: Aleppo Governorate, where 99 percent live. Excluding Syria it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Jordan, where 1 percent live.
Benshi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Benshi surname is predominantly Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benshi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benshi in the Marathi language | ||
| बेन्शी | bensi | - |
| Benshi in the Hindi language | ||
| बेंशी | bensi | 50 |
| बेन्शी | bensi | 33.33 |
| बेनशि | benasi | 16.67 |
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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 Benshi
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