Benammar Surname

44,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Benammar 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.

Benammar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria9,8141:3,936594
Morocco8521:40,4656,572
France7141:93,02913,494
Tunisia641:9,5411,592
Belgium321:359,27039,406
England291:1,921,31276,208
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Bénammar (1) & Benàmmàr (1) are calculated separately.

Benammar (50) may also be a first name.

Benammar 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.

- BENAMMAR

Benammar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benammar (Russian: Бенаммар) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Bénammar or Benàmmàr. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benammar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Benammar is the 44,627th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 625,917 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Benammar live; 92 percent live in North Africa and 92 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,412,538th most numerous first name globally, held by 50 people.

The last name is most common in Algeria, where it is borne by 9,814 people, or 1 in 3,936. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Djelfa Province, where 17 percent are found, Tlemcen Province, where 15 percent are found and Batna Province, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Algeria this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 7 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Benammar Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Benammar earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.1% less than the national average, earning $33,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.54% less than the national average, earning $47,427 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Benammar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benammar in the Russian language
Бенаммарbenammar-

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