Benafou Surname
Approximately 310 people bear this surname
Benafou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 292 | 1:132,300 | 17,978 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Benafou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benafou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benafou occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benafou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 872,430th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Benafou are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Mahgreb.
Benafou is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 132,300. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Médéa Province, where 71 percent reside, Ghardaïa Province, where 27 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 1 percent reside. Not including Algeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 5 percent reside and Turkey, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benhafou | 93 | 9 | / |
| Benafo | 92 | 8 | / |
| Benhaffou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Binafou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Benafa | 77 | 186 | / |
| Binafu | 77 | 48 | / |
| Binafo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benaifa | 71 | 621 | / |
| Benoufa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Binafoy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Benaïfa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bengafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benafaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bengoufa | 67 | 2,200 | / |
| Bienoufo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benhafad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benaapho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benaifah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benaiffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benhadfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benaffas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benasfai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Benafou
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