Benaifa Surname
Approximately 621 people bear this surname
Benaifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 606 | 1:63,748 | 10,535 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Benaïfa (1) are calculated separately.
Benaifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benaifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benaifa is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Benaïfa. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benaifa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 523,160th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 11,735,179 people. Benaifa occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Benaifa live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Mahgreb.
The surname Benaifa is most widely held in Algeria, where it is carried by 606 people, or 1 in 63,748. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Batna Province, where 60 percent are found, Tipasa Province, where 22 percent are found and Aïn Defla Province, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Algeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 0 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
- 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 Benaifa
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