Bnia Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bnia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bnia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Bnia (7) may also be a first name.

Bnia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bnia (Arabic: بنياء, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻨﻲ, Hindi: ब़्निा) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bnia? popularity and diffusion

Bnia is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bnia live; 67 percent live in North Africa and 67 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 4,548,448th most common given name in the world, held by 7 people.

The surname Bnia is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,315,776. Not including Algeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhnia8923/
Bnias891/
Bennia804,162/
Binnia8013/
Bhhnia801/
Bhnnia801/
Bniach801/
Bnya756/
Vnia754/
Bnio752/
Wnia751/
Bnja751/
Benniah7377/
Bhnuiya7368/
Bennias732/
Bnhuiya731/
Bennija731/
Bënja6765/
Bhnja679/
Bhnya675/
Vnija674/
Bnjah673/
Bnjai671/
Bniot671/
Bhgna671/
Bnioy671/
Bniop671/
Bnjas671/
Bnhja671/
Bnioh670/

Bnia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bnia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻨﻲabny-
Bnia in the Hindi language
ब़्निाbania-
Bnia in the Arabic language
بنياءbnya-

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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 Bnia
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