Benatou Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Benatou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benatou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2461:157,03920,204
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Greece251:443,19258,048
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Benatou (20) may also be a first name.

Benatou Last Name Facts

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

Benatou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺔ) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benatou? popularity and diffusion

Benatou is the 704,927th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Benatou reside; 92 percent reside in North Africa and 92 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 20 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 157,039. In Algeria Benatou is most frequent in: Sidi Bel Abbès Province, where 96 percent reside, Chlef Province, where 2 percent reside and Mascara Province, where 2 percent reside. Besides Algeria it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 33 percent reside and Greece, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Benatou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benatou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻨﺔbnt50
ﺑﻨﺎﺕbnat50

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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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  • 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 Benatou
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