Veniamin Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Veniamin Surname User-submission:

Veniamin is a Cypriot, Greek and Russian surname that refers to Benjamin or a child/descendant of him.

Veniamin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
Greece611:181,63629,268
Cyprus331:26,8143,049
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Veniamin (14,389) may also be a first name.

Veniamin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Veniamin is a Cypriot, Greek and Russian surname that refers to Benjamin or a child/descendant of him.

- aristo

Veniamin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Veniamin (Georgian: ვენიამინ, Russian: Вениамин) occurs most in Russia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Veniamin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,202,518th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname Veniamin is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Veniamin live; 48 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 48 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Veniamin is also the 47,724th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 14,389 people.

The last name Veniamin is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 2,251,923. In Russia Veniamin is most common in: Moscow, where 17 percent reside, Tomsk Oblast, where 14 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Russia this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 31 percent reside and Cyprus, where 17 percent reside.

Veniamin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Veniamin last name is predominantly Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States Veniamin are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Communist Party Party than the national average, with 41.67% registered with the political party.

Veniamin earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Veniamin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Veniamin in the Georgian language
ვენიამინveniamin-
Veniamin in the Russian language
Вениаминveniamin-

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