Benfalami Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Benfalami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 126 | 1:306,600 | 29,945 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
Benfalami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benfalami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benfalami is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benfalami? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,581,912th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Benfalami are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 98 percent are found in Mahgreb.
Benfalami is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 306,600. In Algeria Benfalami is most frequent in: Skikda Province, where 99 percent are found and Tissemsilt Province, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Algeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in France, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Falami | 95 | 6 | / |
| Ben Fallami | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ben Flami | 89 | 3 | / |
| Benfelami | 89 | 1 | / |
| Benfalama | 89 | 1 | / |
| Beniflam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ben Fellami | 80 | 3 | / |
| bin Falam | 78 | 1 | / |
| bin Falim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ben Flomo | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Flama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benufelemo | 63 | 4 | / |
| Panvalam | 59 | 4 | / |
| Bueno Vallim | 57 | 1 | / |
| Panavalam | 56 | 3 | / |
| Beanivia Lima | 55 | 1 | / |
| Panavalame | 53 | 4 | / |
| Pena Valim | 53 | 1 | / |
| bin Vellame | 50 | 9 | / |
| Pena-Vielma | 50 | 2 | / |
| bin Viliyam | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Benfalami
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