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
Benshy occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benshy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly 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 commonly used first name internationally It is held by 22 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Benshy is mostly found in: Osun, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Benshy occurs in one country. It is also common 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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