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 occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benuah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Benuah is the 3,228,735th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Benuah reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Benuah is also the 2,446,817th most widespread given name globally It is held by 20 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 232,028. In Liberia Benuah is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 95 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 5 percent reside. Besides Liberia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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