Family name Benham (Benham 
, بنهام 
, בנהם 
) , globally, is quite a common cognomen. The family name Benham is characteristic of Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Benham is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Benham | Australia, Nigeria, Canada, United States, United Kingdom |
| بنهام | Iraq |
| בנהם | Israel |
| robert benham American politician, US (b. 1750) |
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henry washington benham Union Army General, US (b. 1813) |
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| ann benham (1780-1830) (b. 1780) |
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andrew e. k. benham United States Navy admiral (1832-1905), US (b. 1832) |
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| james benham Benham, John Lee (1785–1864), stove manufacturer (b. 1785) |
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| john benham English stove manufacturer (b. 1785) |
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william gurney benham English newspaper editor (1859-1944), GB (b. 1859) |
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ida whipple benham US (b. 1849) |
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william benham New Zealand zoologist (1860–1950), NZ (b. 1860) |
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charles benham British journalist (1860-1929), GB (b. 1860) |
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ellen ida benham (1871-1917) educationist (b. 1871) |
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| ebenezer benham (1830-1869) (b. 1830) |
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| william benham British churchman, academic and author (1831–1910) (b. 1831) |
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harry benham American actor (1884-1969), US (b. 1884) |
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| agnes mary matilda benham (1850-1932) socialist and advocate of sex reform, AU (b. 1850) |
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