Benarfa Surname
Approximately 4,851 people bear this surname
Benarfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 4,329 | 1:8,924 | 1,547 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| France | 108 | 1:615,025 | 80,926 |
| Tunisia | 17 | 1:35,919 | 5,218 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Bénarfa (1) & Bénàrfà (1) are calculated separately.
Benarfa (48) may also be a first name.
Benarfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benarfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benarfa (Russian: Бенарфа) occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Bénarfa or Bénàrfà. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benarfa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Benarfa is the 97,787th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,502,277 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Benarfa are found; 97 percent are found in North Africa and 97 percent are found in Mahgreb. Benarfa is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used first name globally It is held by 48 people.
It is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is carried by 4,329 people, or 1 in 8,924. In Algeria it is most common in: Tébessa Province, where 58 percent are found, Laghouat Province, where 26 percent are found and Souk Ahras Province, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Algeria this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 8 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benarfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benarfa in the Russian language | ||
| Бенарфа | benarfa | - |
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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 Benarfa
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