Biniya Surname
Approximately 2,443 people bear this surname
Biniya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,161 | 1:81,973 | 5,796 |
| Niger | 206 | 1:93,165 | 3,896 |
| India | 64 | 1:11,985,397 | 216,293 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Biniya (2,522) may also be a first name.
Biniya Demographics
Biniya Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Biniya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biniya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Biniya (Bengali: বিনিয়া, Hindi: बिनिया, Marathi: िबिनया, Oriya: ବିନିୟା) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Biniya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 175,367th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,983,031 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Biniya live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 146,907th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 2,522 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,161 people, or 1 in 81,973. In Nigeria Biniya is most common in: Jigawa, where 74 percent are found, Kano, where 12 percent are found and Imo, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 8 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Biniya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Biniya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Biniya in the Bengali language | ||
| বিনিয়া | biniya | - |
| Biniya in the Hindi language | ||
| बिनिया | biniya | 94.64 |
| बिनीया | biniya | 0.89 |
| बिनियां | biniyam | 0.89 |
| विनिया | viniya | 0.89 |
| बीनीया | biniya | 0.89 |
| बिणीया | biniya | 0.89 |
| बीनिया | biniya | 0.89 |
| Biniya in the Marathi language | ||
| िबिनया | ibinaya | 66.67 |
| िबनीया | ibaniya | 33.33 |
| Biniya in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିନିୟା | biniya | 60 |
| ବିନିୟ | biniya | 20 |
| ବିନୀୟ | biniya | 20 |
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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 Biniya
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