Benzah Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Benzah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benzah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Benzah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benzah occurs in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benzah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Benzah is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Benzah reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Botswana, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 546,732. Other than Botswana this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benza919,741/
Benzha83972/
Benzai83285/
Bendza83204/
Buenza83150/
Bhenza8328/
Baenza8327/
Bencza8311/
Bienza8310/
Boenza833/
Benzau832/
Benzea832/
Bentza832/
Binzah832/
Benzay831/
Beenza831/
Benzaa831/
Benzaï831/
Benzoh831/
Bnza8034/
Bendzsa7751/
Benzsay7726/
Beenzay771/
Benzaïa771/
Boenzai771/
Binzaha771/
Benzo732,377/
Binza731,405/
Benca73610/
Benţa7354/
Benča7331/
Bença738/
Bönza731/
Benchaah711/
Bentsa671,754/
Bencha67526/
Binzha67392/
Bencea67258/
Bindza67241/
Benčat6797/
Benczo6786/
Bencho6768/
Benčať6755/
Benţea6728/
Benzey6725/
Bencia6717/
Bendzo6712/
Benčaj6712/
Bhinza678/
Bencai673/
Binzai673/
Bencau672/
Bienzo672/
Boenzo672/
Benzou672/
Bencoa671/
Benzoy671/
Bençaj671/
Bencsa671/
Binzau671/
Binzhá671/
Bhenca671/

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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 Benzah
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