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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 or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Benú. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

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

The last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 16,608 people, or 1 in 7,963. In Indonesia Benu is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 96 percent reside, East Java, where 1 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name is found 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 prevalency of Benu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benu last name grew 729 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Benu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Benu surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats 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.