Benua Surname

193,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Benua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,2031:109,93311,231
India3831:2,002,78268,686
Nigeria1661:1,067,12544,499
Russia1661:868,21169,731
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Benua (636) may also be a first name.

Benua Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Benua Come From? nationality or country of origin

Benua (Oriya: େବନୁଆ, Russian: Бенуа) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 193,819th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,359,864 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Benua reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 55 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Benua is also the 329,982nd most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 636 people.

The surname Benua is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,203 people, or 1 in 109,933. In Indonesia Benua is primarily concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 79 percent reside, North Sulawesi, where 6 percent reside and Jakarta, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia Benua is found in 28 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Benua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Benua last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

Benua earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.72% more than the national average, earning $45,618 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bennua9124/
Benuat912/
Benuas912/
Behnua911/
Benuea911/
Benuay910/
Bnua892/
Beunuah836/
Bennuah835/
Benuaha831/
Beenuas831/
Benuhat831/
Benba801,474/
Benwa80572/
Binua80337/
Venua80119/
Wenua8090/
Benuo803/
Benway731,851/
Venuat73528/
Benbah73310/
Binnua7335/
Benbou7331/
Benbay7314/
Benbaa735/
Bemwua735/
Bienwa735/
Benwad734/
Benbha734/
Benwah734/
Bhinua733/
Binuas732/
Benbau731/
Benwai731/
Vennua731/
Beenwa731/
Boenwa731/
Benwaz731/
Binuaa731/
Benwat730/
Binuhat6741/
Benwait6711/
Benbaih675/
Behnbai674/
Benwath672/
Bnba671/
Bhuinua671/
Hbenbay671/
Benwaha671/
Benbouh671/
Wehnuah671/
Bnuo671/
Bienway670/
Beunway670/
Bennway670/

Benua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benua in the Oriya language
େବନୁଆebanu'a82.16
େବଣୁଆebanu'a11.74
େବନୁଆଁebanu'am2.35
ଜେନକjenaka0.47
Benua in the Russian language
Бенуаbenua-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Benua
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