Benfayed Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Ireland

Benfayed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benfayed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya161:390,2481,390
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Canada21:18,422,796409,488

Benfayed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benfayed is most common in Libya. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benfayed? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,485,539th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Benfayed occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Benfayed live; 50 percent live in North Africa and 50 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Libya, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 390,248. Excluding Libya it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 44 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benfaye931/
Benfaied882/
Benfayid881/
Binfayed881/
Benfaid80452/
Benfiedd751/
Benfey7156/
Benfaa714/
Benfei713/
Benfeu711/
Benfoy710/
Benfue710/
Benfee710/
Benfiet6741/
Bienfai671/
Benfaiz671/
Binfaid671/
Binfyet671/
Bienfait634,822/
Bienfaît631/
Binfei572/
Venfej571/
Bemfei571/
Benfous539/
Venfeij531/
Binfait531/
Benfouh531/
Binfoute502/

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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 Benfayed
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