Benuah Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Benuah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 19 | 1:232,028 | 14,625 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Benuah (20) may also be a first name.
Benuah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benuah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benuah is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benuah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Benuah is the 3,228,735th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Benuah occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Benuah live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Benuah is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 20 people.
The last name is most widely held in Liberia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 232,028. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 95 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Liberia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 24 percent reside and Benin, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benouah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Benuahu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Benauah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Benouadh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Benoua | 83 | 934 | / |
| Banuah | 83 | 10 | / |
| Bonuah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Benouaich | 80 | 135 | / |
| Bengoua | 77 | 673 | / |
| Benouaz | 77 | 591 | / |
| Benhoua | 77 | 15 | / |
| Benouai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Benouas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Benouaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Begnoua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benuhat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benouaisch | 75 | 20 | / |
| Benhouad | 71 | 331 | / |
| Bengouai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benoujja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benouhoud | 67 | 1,444 | / |
| Binoua | 67 | 189 | / |
| Benhouhou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Banuha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Binaua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Banaua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Veneua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Binuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonuho | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Benuah
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