Ben Yama Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Ben Yama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 157 | 1:246,061 | 26,603 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Ben Yama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben Yama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ben Yama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻴﺎﻣﻪ) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ben Yama.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben Yama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ben Yama is the 1,380,086th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ben Yama reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Mahgreb.
This last name is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 246,061. In Algeria Ben Yama is most prevalent in: El Oued Province, where 97 percent are found. Aside from Algeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 1 percent are found and Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ben Yama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Yama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﻴﺎﻣﻪ | bnyamh | - |
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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 Yama
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