Benaoum Surname

185,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Benaoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benaoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,9471:19,8423,640
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
France521:1,277,360130,443
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Benaoum Last Name Facts

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

Benaoum occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benaoum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 185,395th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,187,903 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Benaoum live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Mahgreb.

The surname Benaoum is most frequent in Algeria, where it is held by 1,947 people, or 1 in 19,842. In Algeria Benaoum is most common in: Mascara Province, where 97 percent live, Tiaret Province, where 2 percent live and Aïn Témouchent Province, where 0 percent live. Excluding Algeria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 12 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benaaoum935/
Benaoume931/
Benaoumme881/
Benaoun86879/
Benahum8610/
Benaiom861/
Benaoune80224/
Binahoum804/
Benhahum801/
Benaouen801/
Benhaoune751/
Benaion71385/
Benayon71375/
Binaoun714/
Benouan714/
Benaoin712/
Benohun711/
Beneyom711/
Beanaon711/
Benhayon67317/
Benaojan67193/
Benauhan6734/
Benajham6724/
Benaujan6719/
Benouane673/
Beneaham671/
Behnayon671/

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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
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  • 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 Benaoum
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