Bencherif Surname

35,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Bencherif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bencherif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria11,5471:3,346470
Morocco2,6241:13,1391,922
France4541:146,30622,633
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Benchérif (6) are calculated separately.

Bencherif (884) may also be a first name.

Bencherif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bencherif is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Benchérif. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bencherif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 35,753rd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 493,736 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bencherif live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Mahgreb. Bencherif is also the 273,464th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 884 people.

The last name Bencherif is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 11,547 people, or 1 in 3,346. In Algeria Bencherif is most frequent in: Tiaret Province, where 13 percent live, Algiers Province, where 12 percent live and Sidi Bel Abbès Province, where 10 percent live. Barring Algeria this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 18 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Bencherif Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bencherif earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.22% less than the national average, earning $38,641 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benchérif966/
Bencherief952/
Benncherif951/
Benchehrif951/
Benceherif951/
Bencherrif951/
Bencerif942/
Bencharif892,092/
Benkherif8929/
Bencheref892/
Bensherif891/
Benkherief841/
Bencharef783,013/
Bencharref741/
Benzeraib6786/
Boncherev671/

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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 Bencherif
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