Bényi Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Bényi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bényi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary6241:15,7311,796
Slovakia281:190,58832,093
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Benyi (13,837) are calculated separately.

Bényi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bényi (Oriya: େବନଯ୍ୀ) is found most in Hungary. It may be rendered as a variant: Benyi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bényi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bényi is the 503,100th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. Bényi occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bényi live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Hungary, where it is held by 624 people, or 1 in 15,731. In Hungary it is most prevalent in: Budapest, where 27 percent live, Pest County, where 19 percent live and Bács-Kiskun County, where 19 percent live. Barring Hungary Bényi is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benyi9313,837/
Béni89506/
Bény895/
Binyi80331/
Bénit8020/
Bénis8011/
Bénay802/
Bénai801/
Bégni801/
Béney801/
Bönyi801/
Bahnyi73456/
Bannyi73306/
Buinyi73264/
Besnyi7394/
Bytnyi7311/
Boinyi7310/
Bitnyi733/
Bénoit733/
Bhanyi732/
Bionyi732/
Bégnis732/
Bhenyi731/
Béneyt731/
Bénich731/
Bini6741,006/
Beni6728,785/
Beny674,102/
Böni671,400/
Byni67237/
Bäni67230/
Béné67110/
Biny67107/
Béna6731/
Vény6731/
Binouyi6715/
Behenyi6713/
Wény678/
Bengeyi678/
Byny676/
Bäny673/
Bénaich671/
Bjni671/

Bényi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bényi in the Oriya language
େବନଯ୍ୀebanayi-

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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 Bényi
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