Family name بنی (Beni 
, بنی) , worldwide, is a common cognomen. The surname بنی is characteristic of San Marino, where it is a common surname, Albania, where it is quite a common surname, and Hungary, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Indonesia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and India. More frequently, بنی is the forename as well as the last name.