Ben-Salah Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Ben-Salah Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Ben & Salah.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben-Salah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain851:550,02426,624
Tunisia701:8,7231,449
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England61:9,286,343223,652
France51:13,284,544357,392
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Ben-Salah (13) may also be a first name.

Ben-Salah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ben-Salah Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ben-Salah occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ben-Salah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,231,034th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. Ben-Salah occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Ben-Salah are found; 45 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 45 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most widely held in Spain, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 550,024. In Spain Ben-Salah is most common in: Catalonia, where 51 percent live, Madrid, where 18 percent live and Andalusia, where 16 percent live. Other than Spain Ben-Salah is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 37 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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