Benamar Surname
Approximately 44,319 people bear this surname
Benamar Surname User-submission:
An Arabic composite name, where ben (بن) indicates 'the son of' and ammar (عمار) an adjective for a man who lived long. Arabs say when someone has a long life, this man is ammar.
Benamar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 30,915 | 1:1,250 | 92 |
| Morocco | 11,519 | 1:2,993 | 253 |
| Spain | 663 | 1:70,516 | 6,249 |
| France | 519 | 1:127,982 | 19,505 |
| Belgium | 396 | 1:29,032 | 4,671 |
| Tunisia | 56 | 1:10,904 | 1,803 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| Canada | 35 | 1:1,052,731 | 78,176 |
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Mauritania | 32 | 1:127,964 | 7,422 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
The alternate forms: Bénamar (1) are calculated separately.
Benamar (17,003) may also be a first name.
Benamar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
An Arabic composite name, where ben (بن) indicates 'the son of' and ammar (عمار) an adjective for a man who lived long. Arabs say when someone has a long life, this man is ammar.
- BENAMMARBenamar Demographics
Average Benamar Salary in
United States
$29,071 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benamar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benamar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benamar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻌﻤﺮ) is found most frequently in Algeria. It may occur in the variant forms: Bénamar. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benamar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 12,663rd most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 164,434 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Benamar live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 42,528th most commonly held given name throughout the world, borne by 17,003 people.
The last name is most frequent in Algeria, where it is carried by 30,915 people, or 1 in 1,250. In Algeria Benamar is most common in: Oran Province, where 25 percent live, Algiers Province, where 8 percent live and Relizane Province, where 8 percent live. Aside from Algeria this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 26 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.
Benamar Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Benamar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 42.57% less than the national average, earning 198,740 kr per year; in United States they earn 32.63% less than the national average, earning $29,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.01% less than the national average, earning $32,788 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benamar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benamar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﻌﻤﺮ | bnmr | 83.33 |
| ﺑﺎﻧﻌﻤﺮ | banmr | 16.67 |
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