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Where Does The Last Name Benya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Benya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺒﻨﻴﻪ, Hindi: बेन्या, Marathi: बेन्या, Oriya: େବନଯ୍ା, Russian: Беня) is found in Sierra Leone more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Benya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 44,043^rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 617,746 people. The last name Benya is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Benya are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 117,810^th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 3,605 people.

Benya is most widely held in Sierra Leone, where it is held by 5,838 people, or 1 in 1,214. Barring Sierra Leone this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 16 percent reside.

Benya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Benya surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States Benya are 1.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Benya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.92% less than the national average, earning R 135,648 per year and in United States they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $47,846 USD per year.