Binyami Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Binyami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Binyami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Binyami (259) may also be a first name.

Binyami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Binyami is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Binyami? popularity and diffusion

Binyami is the 4,532,898th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Binyami occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Binyami reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Binyami is also the 553,262nd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 259 people.

Binyami is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon Binyami is mostly found in: South Region, where 94 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Binyami is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bignami863,999/
Benyami86104/
Binyame8678/
Binyama8625/
Binjami8610/
Binhami861/
Benyammi80687/
Bainyama802/
Binjamis801/
Benyatmit754/
Binyahama751/
Benhami711,287/
Benjami71626/
Begnami71302/
Beniami7133/
Binhame7127/
Benyama7126/
Binjame7121/
Bigname7114/
Benyame7110/
Binyoma717/
Binjama713/
Benyasmith712/
Bignomi712/
Vinyama711/
Vignami711/
Biniama711/
Benhammi67664/
Benjamie6714/
Benjamai679/
Benyames677/
Benjamih674/
Benjamit673/
Benjamei672/
Benyamma672/
Benjamis672/
Beenjami671/
Beniamit671/
Binjamma671/
Bieniame671/
Binjamea671/
Benhamij671/

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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
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  • 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 Binyami
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