Benyu Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Benyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3761:41,0596,340
England91:6,190,895170,599
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Benyu (334) may also be a first name.

Benyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benyu (Russian: Беню) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 727,600th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 18,264,526 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Benyu live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 478,963rd most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 334 people.

The last name Benyu is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 41,059. In Zimbabwe Benyu is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 34 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 15 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Ukraine, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benyou91320/
Bhenyu9198/
Benyuy913/
Benyuh912/
Benyuš911/
Benyush83114/
Benyaou8370/
Benyusz8341/
Benyuch833/
Beinyuy832/
Benyaau831/
Beanyou831/
Benyó80879/
Wenyu80107/
Binyu8092/
Benju8058/
Benhu8018/
Beniu808/
Venyu807/
Benyahou771/
Wenyou73252/
Beniou73150/
Benius73117/
Benhou73107/
Beniju7381/
Binyuy7380/
Beneju7377/
Whenyu7350/
Benjou7346/
Beanju7335/
Begneu7330/
Mpenyu7323/
Begnou7314/
Benéus7312/
Binyua7311/
Weanyu734/
Binyou734/
Beneau732/
Weneyu732/
Wenyui731/
Venyou731/
Benhui731/
Benjuh731/
Benuju731/
Wienyu731/
Venyuy731/
Beenju731/
Begnui731/
Benoiu731/
Benoju731/
Benjuš731/
Weinyu731/
Bengiu730/
Benyahoud71136/
Begnaud671,437/
Whenyou67178/
Begneux6721/
Whenyue6720/
Beignou6713/
Bingeyu678/
Beniush676/
Weinyou676/
Bihnyuy676/
Benjoud675/
Binyuyi673/
Benjout673/
Begneud673/
Beniuss672/
Beniuch672/
Benoius671/
Bieneou671/
Beenehu671/
Bhainyu671/
Betnius671/
Benjuid671/
Benegiu671/
Begnouz671/
Beinius671/
Beanjuh671/
Betnjeu671/
Benjouz671/
Benoiut671/
Venyuiy671/
Begneut670/
Begnaux670/

Benyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benyu in the Russian language
Бенюbenu-

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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 Benyu
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