Benalem Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Benalem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Benalem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benalem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benalem is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benalem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,453,389th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. Benalem occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Benalem are found; 97 percent are found in North Africa and 97 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The last name Benalem is most common in Morocco, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Besides Morocco it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benailem | 93 | 2 | / |
| Benhalem | 93 | 2 | / |
| Benallem | 93 | 1 | / |
| Benhaleem | 88 | 1 | / |
| Benhaleim | 88 | 1 | / |
| Benelem | 86 | 2 | / |
| Benhalim | 80 | 5,366 | / |
| Begnalen | 80 | 111 | / |
| Bengalim | 80 | 6 | / |
| Weinalem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weynalem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Benallen | 80 | 0 | / |
| Benouhlem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benalin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Binalim | 71 | 2 | / |
| Banalim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bignalen | 67 | 22 | / |
| Binhalim | 67 | 10 | / |
| Benaling | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhingalen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Behjnayln | 63 | 1 | / |
| Benolin | 57 | 4 | / |
| Binalyn | 57 | 1 | / |
| Binalin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bonelim | 57 | 1 | / |
| Venalin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Venholen | 53 | 9 | / |
| Binalina | 53 | 2 | / |
| Binaling | 53 | 1 | / |
| Benollin | 53 | 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 Benalem
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