Ben Selama Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Ben Selama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben Selama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1121:344,92531,565
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Ben Selama Last Name Facts

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

Ben Selama is found most in Algeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 1,674,734th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. Ben Selama occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ben Selama live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Mahgreb.

It is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 344,925. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Mascara Province, where 1 percent are found. Not including Algeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 3 percent are found and Belgium, 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Selama
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