Benwa Surname

556,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Benwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Tanzania1141:464,40032,092
Uganda421:929,50741,540
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

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

The last name Benwa is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Benwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Benwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 556,360th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Benwa reside; 48 percent reside in North Africa and 48 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 498,315th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 311 people.

This last name is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Apart from Egypt this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Tanzania, where 20 percent live.

Benwa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Benwa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Benwa last name decreased 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benway911,851/
Bienwa915/
Benwah914/
Benwad914/
Benwaz911/
Boenwa911/
Beanwa911/
Beenwa911/
Benwai911/
Benwat910/
Benwait8311/
Beanway8311/
Benwath832/
Benwaha831/
Beinwai831/
Beunway830/
Bennway830/
Bienway830/
Benua802,169/
Binwa802,057/
Benba801,474/
Benwi8012/
Bemwa806/
Bnwea804/
Benwy802/
Benwo802/
Benwe802/
Bnwaz801/
Benbah73310/
Binwai7343/
Binwah7334/
Beenwi7327/
Bennua7324/
Benbay7314/
Benwei7310/
Bemwua735/
Benbaa735/
Benbha734/
Binwat734/
Bemwau734/
Benuas732/
Bienwi732/
Benuat732/
Buinwa731/
Beunwi731/
Benbau731/
Binnwa731/
Benwie731/
Bainwa731/
Behnua731/
Mpenwa731/
Binhwa731/
Benwii731/
Benuea731/
Benwit731/
Benweh730/
Binwaz730/
Benwey730/
Bemway730/
Benuay730/
Venway730/
Beenwaaah711/
Benwitt6722/
Beunuah676/
Benbaih675/
Bennuah675/
Behnbai674/
Bnwj674/
Binwaha674/
Beenwii673/
Bienwii673/
Bnua672/
Bnwe672/
Benweis672/
Bnba671/
Beenwer671/
Benuhat671/
Binwoha671/
Bainewa671/
Hbenbay671/
Benwish671/
Benuaha671/
Vnwa671/
Benweit671/
Binwahe671/
Bnwi671/
Beenuas671/
Bnwy671/
Benwith670/

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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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  • 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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