Benywa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Benywa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benywa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bengeywa861/
Benuwa8386/
Binywa8321/
Benewa8320/
Bonywa839/
Benyva838/
Beniwa836/
Benewaa772,787/
Beneway77150/
Bengewa7744/
Benyova7712/
Benewah776/
Bengiwa775/
Benywei772/
Benuewa771/
Benuwah771/
Benewad771/
Benyoua771/
Beniway770/
Benewaah7114/
Benaybay713/
Benewait713/
Banjwa671,565/
Beneby67900/
Beneva67427/
Baniwa6758/
Banuwa6723/
Benevy6718/
Benjua6713/
Binuwa6710/
Benhua679/
Beneba679/
Biniwa678/
Benuwe678/
Bonjwa675/
Benuva675/
Beniba675/
Beniva674/
Bonewa673/
Beniwe673/
Benewe672/
Banewa672/
Binhwa671/
Venewa671/
Binywi671/
Benuwo671/
Venjwa671/

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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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