Benchir Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Benchir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Bénchir (1) are calculated separately.
Benchir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benchir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benchir occurs most in Algeria. It can also be found as: Bénchir. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benchir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Benchir occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Benchir are found; 80 percent are found in North Africa and 80 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The surname is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,657,888. In Algeria Benchir is most prevalent in: Relizane Province, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Algeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Spain, where 20 percent are found.
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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 Benchir
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