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Where Does The Last Name Benu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Benu (Bengali: বেনু, Hindi: बेनू, Marathi: बेनू, Oriya: େବଣୁ, Russian: Бену, Tibetan: བི་ནུ་) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Benú. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 26,128^th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 353,936 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Benu are found; 81 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Benu is also the 22,857^th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 38,680 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 16,608 people, or 1 in 7,963. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 96 percent reside, East Java, where 1 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Benu occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 4 percent reside.

Benu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Benu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Benu surname increased 729 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Benu last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Benu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 29.27% less than the national average, earning R 168,072 per year and in United States they earn 21.98% less than the national average, earning $33,667 USD per year.