Benhafsa Surname

482,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Benhafsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Benhafsa 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
Algeria6841:56,4799,549
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Benhafsa (56) may also be a first name.

Benhafsa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benhafsa is held by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benhafsa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benhafsa is the 482,070th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 10,546,376 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Benhafsa reside; 100 percent reside in North Africa and 100 percent reside in Mahgreb. Benhafsa is also the 1,321,957th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 56 people.

The surname Benhafsa is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is carried by 684 people, or 1 in 56,479. In Algeria Benhafsa is most prevalent in: Sidi Bel Abbès Province, where 69 percent live, Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 16 percent live and Souk Ahras Province, where 15 percent live. Beside Algeria Benhafsa is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 1 percent live and Lebanon, where 0 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
Benhafsia947/
Benhabsa881,063/
Benhafsi88177/
Benafshay821/
Benhabssa821/
Benabsa803/
Banafsa802/
Benafshaha7820/
Banafsaj75214/
Banafsha754/
Binafsah751/
Benafshy751/
Binafshah713/
Binafsi672/
Binafsih6317/
Benafcha631/
Banafshei596/
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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 Benhafsa
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