Ben Hamou Surname
Approximately 2,924 people bear this surname
Ben Hamou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,514 | 1:25,516 | 4,660 |
| Morocco | 1,159 | 1:29,746 | 4,740 |
| France | 185 | 1:359,042 | 53,729 |
| Spain | 42 | 1:1,113,144 | 39,565 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Belgium | 29 | 1:396,436 | 41,978 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Ben Hamou (22) may also be a first name.
Ben Hamou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben Hamou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ben Hamou is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben Hamou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 150,758th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,492,321 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ben Hamou live; 91 percent live in North Africa and 91 percent live in Mahgreb. Ben Hamou is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 22 people.
Ben Hamou is most frequent in Algeria, where it is held by 1,514 people, or 1 in 25,516. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Adrar Province, where 36 percent are found, Tizi Ouzou Province, where 14 percent are found and Tamanghasset Province, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Algeria it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 40 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ben Hamou
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