Benwa Surname
Approximately 572 people bear this surname
Benwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Tanzania | 114 | 1:464,400 | 32,092 |
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Benwa (311) may also be a first name.
Benwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benwa occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 556,360th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Benwa live; 48 percent live in North Africa and 48 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 498,315th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 311 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Not including Egypt this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 20 percent are found.
Benwa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Benwa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Benwa surname decreased 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benway | 91 | 1,851 | / |
| Bienwa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Benwah | 91 | 4 | / |
| Benwad | 91 | 4 | / |
| Benwaz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Boenwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Beanwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Beenwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Benwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Benwat | 91 | 0 | / |
| Benwait | 83 | 11 | / |
| Beanway | 83 | 11 | / |
| Benwath | 83 | 2 | / |
| Benwaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Beinwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Beunway | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bennway | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bienway | 83 | 0 | / |
| Benua | 80 | 2,169 | / |
| Binwa | 80 | 2,057 | / |
| Benba | 80 | 1,474 | / |
| Benwi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Bemwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bnwea | 80 | 4 | / |
| Benwy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Benwo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Benwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bnwaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Benbah | 73 | 310 | / |
| Binwai | 73 | 43 | / |
| Binwah | 73 | 34 | / |
| Beenwi | 73 | 27 | / |
| Bennua | 73 | 24 | / |
| Benbay | 73 | 14 | / |
| Benwei | 73 | 10 | / |
| Bemwua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Benbaa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Benbha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Binwat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bemwau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Benuas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bienwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Benuat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buinwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beunwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Benbau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Binnwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Benwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bainwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Behnua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpenwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Binhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Benwii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Benuea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Benwit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Benweh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Binwaz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Benwey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bemway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Benuay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Venway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Beenwaaah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benwitt | 67 | 22 | / |
| Beunuah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Benbaih | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bennuah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Behnbai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bnwj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Binwaha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beenwii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bienwii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bnua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bnwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benweis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bnba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beenwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benuhat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binwoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bainewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbenbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benwish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benuaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vnwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benweit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binwahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bnwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beenuas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bnwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benwith | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Benwa
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