Benshy Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Benshy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Benshy (22) may also be a first name.
Benshy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benshy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benshy is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benshy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Benshy is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Benshy reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Benshy is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 22 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Osun, where 100 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 43 percent are found.
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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 Benshy
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