Benhammou Surname
Approximately 14,437 people bear this surname
Benhammou Surname User-submission:
The surname Benhammou comes from the words ben, meaning 'son of' or 'boy' in Hebrew, and hamu, which means 'hot' or 'anger' in Hebrew, suggesting the surname means 'son of angry people'.
Ham is also an acronym for three Jewish prophets, Hannania, Azaria, and Mishael, who bravely refused to bow down to idols during the times of the Navi.
Benhammou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 8,827 | 1:3,906 | 407 |
| Algeria | 4,369 | 1:8,842 | 1,528 |
| France | 688 | 1:96,545 | 14,116 |
| Spain | 320 | 1:146,100 | 10,864 |
| Belgium | 93 | 1:123,620 | 18,077 |
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
Benhammou (175) may also be a first name.
Benhammou Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Benhammou comes from the words ben, meaning 'son of' or 'boy' in Hebrew, and hamu, which means 'hot' or 'anger' in Hebrew, suggesting the surname means 'son of angry people'.
Ham is also an acronym for three Jewish prophets, Hannania, Azaria, and Mishael, who bravely refused to bow down to idols during the times of the Navi.
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Benhammou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benhammou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benhammou occurs most in Morocco. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benhammou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 36,535th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 504,783 people. The surname Benhammou occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Benhammou live; 92 percent live in North Africa and 91 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 690,096th most frequent forename world-wide, held by 175 people.
The last name Benhammou is most common in Morocco, where it is carried by 8,827 people, or 1 in 3,906. Aside from Morocco this surname exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 30 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.
Benhammou Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Benhammou surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.
The amount Benhammou earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.56% less than the national average, earning $37,297 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.28% more than the national average, earning $51,313 CAD per year.
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