Benuka Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Benuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Benuka (655) may also be a first name.

Benuka Last Name Facts

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

Benuka (Bengali: বেনুকা, Hindi: बेनुका, Marathi: बेणुका, Oriya: େବନୁକା, Tibetan: བི་ནུ་ཀ་) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benuka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Benuka is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Benuka live; 64 percent live in Central Africa and 64 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 324,429th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 655 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Without taking into account The DR Congo Benuka occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 31 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Benuka Last Name Statistics demography

Benuka earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.06% less than the national average, earning R 175,704 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benhuka9226/
Benouka9220/
Bhenuka924/
Benuška921/
Benoukas8616/
Benoukah861/
Benoukka861/
Begnouka861/
Banuka831,723/
Binuka83494/
Benuko83117/
Benika8388/
Bonuka8334/
Benoka831/
Benuke831/
Benuca830/
Bhanuka77614/
Mpenuka77105/
Benucas779/
Benokka774/
Binukai774/
Bhinuka774/
Bainuka773/
Benikay773/
Banauka772/
Bahnuka771/
Bhenuko771/
Benueca771/
Venouka771/
Venucka771/
Benukot771/
Benieka771/
Benouke771/
Bonucka771/
Binouka771/
Binukay771/
Baanuka771/
Banukka771/
Benoukaiss751/
Benouski719/
Beniquea712/
Benokhai711/
Banaukha711/
Buinguka711/
Benoukes711/
Benica67456/
Banika67355/
Benoko67254/
Binoka67187/
Binika6793/
Binuko6772/
Bonika6745/
Benoki6731/
Benoke6730/
Beniko6722/
Banuca679/
Benoca678/
Benuqi674/
Benuce674/
Buinaukas671/
Benoukhou671/
Banuko671/
Bonuko671/
Binuke671/

Benuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benuka in the Bengali language
বেনুকাbenuka-
Benuka in the Marathi language
बेणुकाbenuka-
Benuka in the Tibetan language
བི་ནུ་ཀ་binuka85.71
བེ་ནུ་ཀ་bénuka14.29
Benuka in the Hindi language
बेनुकाbenuka75
बेणुकाbenuka16.67
बेनकाbenaka8.33
Benuka in the Oriya language
େବନୁକାebanuka72
େବଣୁକାebanuka28

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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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  • 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 Benuka
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