Ben Malek Surname

215,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Ben Malek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben Malek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,2321:31,3575,743
Morocco6131:56,2429,319
Tunisia281:21,8083,430
France231:2,887,944200,772
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Ben Malek (10) may also be a first name.

Ben Malek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ben Malek is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ben Malek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 215,090th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,813,472 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ben Malek are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 98 percent are found in Mahgreb. Ben Malek is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is held by 1,232 people, or 1 in 31,357. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Adrar Province, where 41 percent are found, Biskra Province, where 23 percent are found and Tamanghasset Province, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Algeria it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 32 percent are found and Tunisia, where 1 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
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