Benaouf Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Benaouf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Benaouf Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4031:95,86014,506
Mauritania621:66,0464,544
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Bénaouf (1) are calculated separately.

Benaouf (100) may also be a first name.

Benaouf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benaouf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻌﻮﻑ) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may occur in the variant forms: Bénaouf. For other possible spellings of Benaouf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benaouf? popularity and diffusion

Benaouf is the 645,032nd most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,505,417 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Benaouf reside; 86 percent reside in North Africa and 86 percent reside in Mahgreb. Benaouf is also the 946,056th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 100 people.

Benaouf is most numerous in Algeria, where it is carried by 403 people, or 1 in 95,860. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Algiers Province, where 54 percent reside, Batna Province, where 45 percent reside and Béjaïa Province, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Algeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 13 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bénaouf951/
Benaouff937/
Benaoufe931/
Binaouf8621/
Benaouv866/
Benaofe861/
Benahoff800/
Benhaijoub711/
Benayhow673/
Benhahov671/
Benouahab63220/
Benoab621/
Venaovd572/
Binauhaw531/
Winahoff530/
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Benaouf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benaouf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻨﻌﻮﻑbnwf-

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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 Benaouf
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