Benferrah Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Benferrah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Benferrah Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3071:125,83617,409
France21:33,211,361423,184

Benferrah Last Name Facts

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

Benferrah is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benferrah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 874,560th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. Benferrah is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Benferrah reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Mahgreb.

The last name is most widely held in Algeria, where it is carried by 307 people, or 1 in 125,836. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Mostaganem Province, where 68 percent live, El Bayadh Province, where 29 percent live and Algiers Province, where 1 percent live. Excluding Algeria Benferrah is found in one country. It is also common in France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benferah942/
Benferath8910/
Benfarrah891/
Benferaha891/
Benferhah891/
Benferrhat841/
Benfarah82219/
Benferha826/
Benferhat785,482/
Benferhap781/
Benfaraah781/
Binfera751/
Benfarha712/
Benfarhaj671/
Benfaro631/
Benfirey592/
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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 Benferrah
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