Ben Yamine Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ben Yamine Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben Yamine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Ben Yamine (9) may also be a first name.

Ben Yamine Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ben Yamine (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻴﺎﻣﻴﻦ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ben Yamine.

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

This last name is the 6,360,413th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Ben Yamine is predominantly found in Africa, where 144 percent of Ben Yamine are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 9 people.

The last name is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania Ben Yamine is most prevalent in: Trarza Region, where 88 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 13 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 44 percent are found and Morocco, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ben Yamine Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ben Yamine in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻨﻴﺎﻣﻴﻦbnyamyn-

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Footnotes

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