Benuwa Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Benuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Benuwa (91) may also be a first name.
Benuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benuwa is most common in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Benuwa is the 2,020,555th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. Benuwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Benuwa live; 48 percent live in Central Africa and 48 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most numerous forename globally It is held by 91 people.
The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 41 percent live and Uganda, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benouwa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Benuewa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Benuwah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Banuwa | 83 | 23 | / |
| Benywa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Binuwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Benuwe | 83 | 8 | / |
| Beniwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Benuva | 83 | 5 | / |
| Benuwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Benuba | 83 | 0 | / |
| Benouba | 77 | 102 | / |
| Benoway | 77 | 4 | / |
| Benubai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Binuwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Binuwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benueva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banuway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beneuua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bainuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benuvea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beneuba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Binuway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beniway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Benhouba | 71 | 66 | / |
| Benauvas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beanueva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baniwa | 67 | 58 | / |
| Benowo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Binywa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Banuva | 67 | 15 | / |
| Biniwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Binuwo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Beniva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Binuva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Banuwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benubo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonuwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binuwe | 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 Benuwa
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