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Across the world, Benni (Benni , בני , بيني ) is a common mostly masculine, but uncommonly feminine given name. The forename Benni is characteristic of Austria, where it is quite a rare male name, Israel, and Indonesia, where it is quite a rare mostly male, but seldom female name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Indonesia, India, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, Benni is the last name as well as the forename.
Benni is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Penny , the fictional character on The Big Bang Theory; Bennie De Taeye , character in Thuis; Bennie Blunder , character in Gaston; Benni , the operatic character in the opera Die Jagd, Die Jagd (Oper) and Benny Beimer , the fictional character from Lindenstraße, and in many other works.