Benny is used as a family name or surname in Indonesia. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Benny
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Indonesia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Benny

How popular is Benny?

Benny is common in Indonesia.

Benny is ranked 20261 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bennies grew by 28.71843 per cent to 1376 since 2000 and ranked 19602 after elevating 2859 spots. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 59.74 73.9
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 19.55 9.45
Black 8.58 6.27
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.81 4.86
Hispanic or Latino 3.49 2.15
Others 2.83 3.37
Benny is quite popular family name mostly used in India while Papua New Guinea is ahead in terms of density. Around 25625 people have been found who wears Benny as their family name. Benny is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
96,935 Spain10
3,712 Iceland10
98,953 Belarus7
13,220 Thailand6
7,594 Pakistan5
11,480 Japan4
23,165 Romania3
3,008 Ethiopia3
2,754 Namibia3
2,672 Mozambique3
4,302 Benin2
11,224 Cameroon2
147,165 Czech Republic2
5,139 Bolivia2
10,267 Sri Lanka2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
3,014 Taiwan2
5,859 Mauritius2
20,186 Kenya2
31,584 Peru1
2,211 Brunei1
11,486 Estonia1
13,606 Senegal1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
25,746 Finland1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
3,275 Nepal1
1,572 Macau1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
25,721 Egypt1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
81,201 Switzerland1
624 Solomon Islands1
53,505 Turkey1
13,447 Uganda1
14,373 Jordan1
2,877 Cuba1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
7,292 Vietnam1
2,505 Congo1
3,952 Yemen1
7,790 Zambia1
34,581 Chile1
613 Central African Republic1
18,969 Wales1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,692 Scotland33
1,506 China31
11,444 Portugal28
9,692 Ireland27
137,305 Ukraine26
23,443 Norway26
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,768 Sweden94
118,402 Russia93
19,298 Belgium89
8,532 Denmark69
4,365 Mauritania66
2,438 Bahrain61
Countries with hundreds of Benny:
3,725 Ghana799
1,372 United Arab Emirates772
9,230 South Africa694
5,252 Saudi Arabia654
2,422 Israel471
13,246 Algeria446
5,097 Malaysia430
533 Trinidad and Tobago414
14,443 England403
10,069 Canada393
31,047 Germany336
34,535 Philippines322
36,063 Brazil318
29,743 Italy314
1,675 Oman309
12,537 Australia219
1,809 Kuwait209
3,758 New Zealand204
53,810 France184
1,391 Hong Kong178
1,699 Qatar146
14,429 Zimbabwe124
1,101 Guyana118
3,201 Singapore106
Countries with thousands of Benny:
8,900 India5,542
6,357 Nigeria3,668
235 Papua New Guinea2,989
3,096 Tanzania1,678
23,504 United States1,325
11,289 Indonesia1,104
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Rope Maker Hugh Benny from Great Britain aboard the Mary Morris from Glasgow during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 28 years old when he arrived in USA on October 13, 1848. Mary-Ann Benny (26), Mary-Ann Benny, aged 5, 4 years old George Benny, Wilhelmine Benny, Caroline Benny, aged 14, Immigrant Ellen Benny, Maid Bridgt. Benny, Servant Ann Benny, and 7 other Benny around 40% of whom were workman migrated to US from Glasgow, Liverpool and Dublin.

Benny Namesakes

  • Albertus Julius Benny Mokalu, Police officer
  • Arun Benny, Film actor
  • A. Jonathan Benny, Cinematographer
  • Jack Benny, Comedian
  • Bob Benny, Singer
  • D. C. Benny, Stand-up comedian
  • Benjamin Benny, Former Australian Senator
  • Joan Benny, Actress
  • Jude Benny, Actress
  • Jack Benny, Comedian

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