Benhafsi Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Benhafsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benhafsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1711:225,91625,485
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Benhafsi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benhafsi is held by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benhafsi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,286,243rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. Benhafsi is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Benhafsi live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Mahgreb.

The last name Benhafsi is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 225,916. In Algeria Benhafsi is most prevalent in: Khenchela Province, where 56 percent reside, Blida Province, where 42 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Algeria Benhafsi occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benhafsa88691/
Binafsi802/
Binafsih7517/
Banafshi7515/
Benafshy751/
Banafshei716/
Benafshay711/
Benafshaha6720/
Benefse671/
Banafsaj63214/
Banafshe6366/
Winafsih631/
Banafsheh591,275/
Banafshee598/
Banafsche591/
Bhanavse505/
Bhanawse502/

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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 Benhafsi
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