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Throughout the world, Benya (Benya
, เบญญา
, Беня
) is quite a rare unisex first name. The first name Benya is characteristic of Thailand, where it is quite a rare largely female, but uncommonly male name, Ethiopia, where it is a rare unisex name, and Algeria, where it is a rare male name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Thailand, Ethiopia, and India. Likewise, Benya is the last name as well as the forename.
Benya is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Benya Krik , the character from Isaak Babel's The Odessa Tales.