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
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
| 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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