Benye Surname
Approximately 309 people bear this surname
Benye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 152 | 1:1,165,413 | 47,471 |
| Hungary | 41 | 1:239,421 | 19,309 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
The alternate forms: Benyé (1) are calculated separately.
Benye (120) may also be a first name.
Benye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻲ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Benyé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benye? popularity and diffusion
Benye is the 874,560th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. The last name Benye is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Benye live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Benye is also the 852,104th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 120 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 1,165,413. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 45 percent are found, Kebbi, where 14 percent are found and Lagos, where 11 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﻲ | bny | 28.57 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻨﻴﻪ | albnyh | 14.29 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻨﻴﺔ | albnyt | 14.29 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻨﻲ | albny | 14.29 |
| ﺑﻨﻴﻪ | bnyh | 14.29 |
| ﺍﺑﻨﻴﻪ | abnyh | 14.29 |
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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 Benye
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