Benywa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Benywa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Benywa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benywa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benywa is found most in Uganda. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benywa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Benywa reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Mayuge District, where 70 percent live, Kaliro District, where 10 percent live and Kampala District, where 10 percent live. Outside of Uganda Benywa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Ghana, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengeywa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Benuwa | 83 | 86 | / |
| Binywa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Benewa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Bonywa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Benyva | 83 | 8 | / |
| Beniwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Benewaa | 77 | 2,787 | / |
| Beneway | 77 | 150 | / |
| Bengewa | 77 | 44 | / |
| Benyova | 77 | 12 | / |
| Benewah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bengiwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Benywei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Benuewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benuwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benewad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benyoua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beniway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Benewaah | 71 | 14 | / |
| Benaybay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Benewait | 71 | 3 | / |
| Banjwa | 67 | 1,565 | / |
| Beneby | 67 | 900 | / |
| Beneva | 67 | 427 | / |
| Baniwa | 67 | 58 | / |
| Banuwa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Benevy | 67 | 18 | / |
| Benjua | 67 | 13 | / |
| Binuwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Benhua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Beneba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Biniwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Benuwe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bonjwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Benuva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Beniba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Beniva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bonewa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beniwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Benewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Banewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Binhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Venewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binywi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benuwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Venjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Benywa
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