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

The last name Benya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺒﻨﻴﻪ, Hindi: बेन्या, Marathi: बेन्या, Oriya: େବନଯ୍ା, Russian: Беня) is most common in Sierra Leone. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 44,043^rd most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 617,746 people. The surname Benya is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Benya reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Benya is also the 117,810^th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 3,605 people.

The surname is most widely held in Sierra Leone, where it is held by 5,838 people, or 1 in 1,214. Apart from Sierra Leone this surname exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent are found and South Africa, where 16 percent are found.

Benya Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Benya surname are 1.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.46% registered with 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.