Benaïssa Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Benaïssa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
The alternate forms: Benaissa (79,866), Benaîssa (1) & Bénaissa (2) are calculated separately.
Benaïssa (11) may also be a first name.
Benaïssa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benaïssa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benaïssa occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Benaissa, Benaîssa or Bénaissa. Click here to see other potential spellings of Benaïssa.
How Common Is The Last Name Benaïssa? popularity and diffusion
Benaïssa is the 1,931,261st most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Benaïssa live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.
Benaïssa is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 410,594. In Belgium Benaïssa is mostly found in: Brussels Capital Region, where 89 percent live, Flemish Region, where 7 percent live and Walloon Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Belgium Benaïssa occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 28 percent live and Switzerland, where 14 percent live.
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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 Benaïssa
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