Benghazi Surname
Approximately 711 people bear this surname
Benghazi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 682 | 1:50,551 | 8,318 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Benghazi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benghazi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benghazi (Arabic: بنغازي) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benghazi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Benghazi is the 471,721st most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,249,713 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Benghazi reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Mahgreb.
Benghazi is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is borne by 682 people, or 1 in 50,551. Besides Morocco Benghazi is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 2 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benghazzi | 94 | 5 | / |
| Bengazi | 93 | 58 | / |
| Benghozi | 88 | 127 | / |
| Benghaza | 88 | 6 | / |
| Bemghazi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Benghezi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Benghazy | 88 | 1 | / |
| Benghozzi | 82 | 12 | / |
| Benghachi | 82 | 6 | / |
| Benghorzi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Benghouzi | 82 | 3 | / |
| Benghazet | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bengozi | 80 | 421 | / |
| Bengasi | 80 | 321 | / |
| Bingazi | 80 | 55 | / |
| Bengagi | 80 | 14 | / |
| Bengezi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bengaji | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bengaza | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bengesai | 75 | 76 | / |
| Boengezi | 75 | 34 | / |
| Bengadji | 75 | 27 | / |
| Bengozzi | 75 | 17 | / |
| Bhengaji | 75 | 7 | / |
| Vengazhi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bengouzi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bengedzi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baengezi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bynghaza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bengadza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bengochea | 71 | 3,663 | / |
| Benghochi | 71 | 49 | / |
| Benghousi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bengochêa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vengadzai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bengedzai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bengochéa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benghache | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bengosi | 67 | 66 | / |
| Benghauser | 67 | 46 | / |
| Bingozi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bengasa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Bengoze | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bengoza | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bengosa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bengotchea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uengchaisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vengaza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bingaze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bengeze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benghouchi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bingagi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bengage | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bengogi | 67 | 1 | / |
Benghazi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benghazi in the Arabic language | ||
| بنغازي | bnghazy | - |
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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 Benghazi
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