Ben Taleb Surname
Approximately 3,707 people bear this surname
Ben Taleb Surname User-submission:
The Ben Taleb surname means 'son of the student'. It is derived from the words Ben, meaning 'son', and Taleb, meaning 'student' in Arabic. People with this surname all have a grandfather who was either a student of Islam, or a scholar in Islam.
Read More About This SurnameBen Taleb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 1,874 | 1:18,397 | 2,834 |
| Algeria | 1,358 | 1:28,447 | 5,167 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| France | 124 | 1:535,667 | 73,425 |
| Tunisia | 77 | 1:7,930 | 1,316 |
| Spain | 49 | 1:954,123 | 36,393 |
| Libya | 25 | 1:249,759 | 1,033 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ben Taleb (18) may also be a first name.
Ben Taleb Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Ben Taleb surname means 'son of the student'. It is derived from the words Ben, meaning 'son', and Taleb, meaning 'student' in Arabic. People with this surname all have a grandfather who was either a student of Islam, or a scholar in Islam.
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Where Does The Last Name Ben Taleb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ben Taleb is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Ben Taleb click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben Taleb? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 123,196th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,965,888 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Ben Taleb live; 90 percent live in North Africa and 89 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 18 people.
The last name is most widely held in Morocco, where it is held by 1,874 people, or 1 in 18,397. Other than Morocco it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 37 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| bin Taleb | 89 | 1,167 | / |
| Ben-Taleb | 89 | 31 | / |
| Ben Talib | 89 | 13 | / |
| Ben Talab | 89 | 8 | / |
| bin Thaleb | 84 | 13 | / |
| bin Taleeb | 84 | 1 | / |
| bint Taleb | 84 | 1 | / |
| bin Thaleeb | 80 | 3 | / |
| bin Talib | 78 | 15,200 | / |
| bin Talab | 78 | 63 | / |
| bin Talep | 78 | 29 | / |
| bin Toleb | 78 | 5 | / |
| Bin-Taleb | 78 | 4 | / |
| bin Thalib | 74 | 839 | / |
| bin Htalib | 74 | 10 | / |
| bin Talaib | 74 | 6 | / |
| bin Tallib | 74 | 5 | / |
| bint Talib | 74 | 4 | / |
| bin Taluib | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Tahlib | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Taalib | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Thalab | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Talip | 67 | 2,280 | / |
| bin Tolib | 67 | 213 | / |
| bin Talif | 67 | 52 | / |
| bin Tolep | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bin-Talib | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Htolib | 63 | 72 | / |
| bin Tholib | 63 | 38 | / |
| bin Thalip | 63 | 11 | / |
| bin Taulif | 63 | 5 | / |
| bin Tallip | 63 | 4 | / |
| bin Taelip | 63 | 3 | / |
| bin Taliff | 63 | 3 | / |
| bin Toolib | 63 | 2 | / |
| bint Talip | 63 | 1 | / |
| bin Taslip | 63 | 1 | / |
| bin Taalip | 63 | 1 | / |
| bin Taliop | 63 | 1 | / |
| bin Taislip | 60 | 1 | / |
| bin Tolip | 56 | 19 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ben Taleb
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