Benchiha Surname

181,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Benchiha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benchiha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,2311:17,3163,169
France931:714,22389,679
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Benchiha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benchiha is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Benchiha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benchiha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Benchiha is the 181,784th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,114,336 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Benchiha reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb.

It is most widespread in Algeria, where it is borne by 2,231 people, or 1 in 17,316. In Algeria Benchiha is mostly found in: Sidi Bel Abbès Province, where 50 percent live, Boumerdès Province, where 17 percent live and Aïn Témouchent Province, where 16 percent live. Not including Algeria this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent live and Morocco, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benchia93188/
Benchiah88121/
Benchihi889/
Benschia881/
Benchaaia822/
Benchea803,517/
Benchie80559/
Benziha8089/
Binchia8039/
Bensiha804/
Banchia803/
Bynchia801/
Benzhia801/
Bencjia801/
Benkhiat75549/
Bincheha7558/
Binchhia755/
Benchies754/
Benzheha752/
Wentchia751/
Bencea71258/
Benkia71173/
Benzia71159/
Bencheaah71155/
Binchaiya7112/
Benchehou716/
Benjia715/
Bensia715/
Benkhijja715/
Benchayya711/
Bientshia711/
Bensehhat711/
Banchio671,728/
Binjhia67361/
Benziat67208/
Benziad6717/
Benshea6714/
Binxhia676/
Buensia675/
Bonchio675/
Bensiad675/
Benssia671/
Benkiad671/
Benziho671/
Benjija671/
Banchya671/
Benkiaa671/
Bendjia671/
Binchea671/
Binchie670/

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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 Benchiha
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