Benyounis Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Libya

Benyounis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benyounis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel361:237,71222,042
Libya361:173,444826
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Benyounis Last Name Facts

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

Benyounis is more frequently found in Israel than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Benyounis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benyounis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Benyounis is the 2,220,661st most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Benyounis reside; 51 percent reside in West Asia and 49 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

Benyounis is most commonly held in Israel, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 237,712. In Israel it is most common in: Central District, where 56 percent reside, Southern District, where 36 percent reside and Northern District, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Israel this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Libya, where 49 percent reside and Jordan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benyouniss951/
Benyounes892,989/
Benyounés891/
Benyouness8425/
Benyounese841/
Benyunes8260/
Benyoune823/
Binyouni821/
Beniounes78240/
Benyunnes781/
Benyounech741/
Benyounece741/
Benjones7114/
Beanjones672/
Benhiouna672/
Benhaoune671/
Veniounes671/
Bienjones671/

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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
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  • 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 Benyounis
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