Benyong Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Benyong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benyong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
China31:455,773,85521,925
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Benyong (9,136) may also be a first name.

Benyong Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Benyong Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Benyong is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benyong? popularity and diffusion

The last name Benyong is the 6,063,924th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Benyong are found; 60 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Benyong is also the 65,027th most widespread given name globally It is held by 9,136 people.

Benyong is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 100 percent live. Besides Malaysia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in China, where 30 percent live and Indonesia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benayong9357/
Benyouong881/
Wenyong8614/
Benyang8610/
Benhong862/
Benjong861/
Binyong861/
Binayong8015/
Vetnyong8010/
Beinyang802/
Beenyang801/
Bening773,265/
Beneng77281/
Benäng771/
Benaiyang757/
Beining711,503/
Behning71989/
Beuning71539/
Beening71165/
Wenyang7174/
Benging7151/
Bejning7133/
Wenhong7132/
Winyong7123/
Binyang7119/
Binjong7110/
Beaning717/
Biening715/
Binhong713/
Benings713/
Byoning712/
Biniong711/
Wegnong711/
Beningk711/
Bignong711/
Bieneng711/
Beyning710/
Benengue6754/
Beuningh6729/
Bienieng6721/
Weinyang675/
Benjiang673/
Weinjong673/
Beningue672/
Wainyong672/
Weinhong672/
Beignang671/
Winayong671/
Hwenyang671/
Beigning671/
Bengiang671/
Bionyang671/
Boinhong671/
Beinning670/

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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 Benyong
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis