Ben Salem Surname

48,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Ben Salem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben Salem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4,1371:9,3381,615
Libya3,4061:1,833558
Morocco1,1591:29,7464,740
Tunisia7271:84042
France6811:97,53714,260
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Belgium731:157,48821,805
Spain481:974,00136,812
Qatar371:63,7306,585
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
England181:3,095,448105,421
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malta11:430,2723,380
Macau11:601,6301,582

Ben Salem (344) may also be a first name.

Ben Salem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ben Salem is found most in Algeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 48,090th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 678,795 people. The last name Ben Salem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Ben Salem reside; 88 percent reside in North Africa and 56 percent reside in Mahgreb. Ben Salem is also the 470,492nd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 344 people.

This last name is most numerous in Algeria, where it is held by 4,137 people, or 1 in 9,338. In Algeria Ben Salem is most frequent in: Djelfa Province, where 23 percent reside, Biskra Province, where 16 percent reside and Adrar Province, where 7 percent reside. Besides Algeria it exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Libya, where 32 percent reside and Morocco, where 11 percent reside.

Ben Salem Last Name Statistics demography

Ben Salem earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 28.63% less than the national average, earning $35,461 CAD per year.

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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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