Benum Surname

496,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Norway

Benum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2701:2,840,98386,804
Norway2041:25,2073,383
Indonesia921:1,437,49197,733
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Benum (3,459) may also be a first name.

Benum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benum (Oriya: େବନୁମ, Russian: Бенум) has its highest incidence in India. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Benum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 496,702nd most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 10,975,220 people. The last name Benum occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Benum live; 41 percent live in South Asia and 41 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Benum is also the 120,896th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 3,459 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 2,840,983. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 99 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent are found and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where 0 percent are found. Other than India this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 31 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.

Benum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Benum last name increased 109 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benum Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Benum earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 15.25% more than the national average, earning 398,855 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $42,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.56% more than the national average, earning $58,904 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beanum91130/
Beynum9195/
Bengum9129/
Begnum9114/
Benaum9110/
Benhum914/
Behnum913/
Benoum913/
Beinum912/
Benuim911/
Beunum910/
Baenum910/
Bejnum910/
Beijnum8315/
Behnoum8314/
Benoume832/
Behngum831/
Bejnume831/
Benhoum831/
Bynum8021,269/
Venum80550/
Benun80262/
Wenum80206/
Bonum80189/
Banum8099/
Benom8073/
Binum8043/
Benhoumt77170/
Benumová771/
Benumova771/
Bainum73444/
Benoun73419/
Baynum73336/
Benung73105/
Weenum7389/
Weinum7376/
Bynaum7368/
Bhanum7360/
Bitnum7334/
Buynum7328/
Benaun7324/
Bengun7323/
Bingum7320/
Beynun7319/
Bynumn7314/
Betnun7313/
Veenum738/
Benund734/
Bisnum734/
Bynumm733/
Boinum733/
Benune733/
Bonnum733/
Bonoum733/
Bignum732/
Beanom732/
Bynuim732/
Bannum732/
Binoum732/
Bonhum731/
Boynum731/
Bonuim731/
Beanun731/
Benhom731/
Banuim731/
Bhynum731/
Benuin731/
Ouenum731/
Wengum731/
Beinun731/
Beunun731/
Bienom731/
Banaum731/
Wenume731/
Behnom731/
Baneum730/
Wenhum730/
Venhum730/
Wienum730/
Bineum730/
Benuymova711/
Benoune67164/
Beenund6786/
Bjønnum6759/
Behnung6721/
Bingoum6713/
Benhoun676/
Wenoume676/
Beinoun674/
Beynuhn672/
Behnoun672/
Banhoum671/
Baingum671/
Benundt671/
Begnoun671/
Whenume671/
Beinung671/
Bonneum671/
Boinoum671/
Benhune670/
Veunnum670/

Benum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benum in the Oriya language
େବନୁମebanuma-
Benum in the Russian language
Бенумbenum-

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