Benhammou Surname

36,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco8,8271:3,906407
Algeria4,3691:8,8421,528
France6881:96,54514,116
Spain3201:146,10010,864
Belgium931:123,62018,077
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

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.

- evabenhamu18

Benhammou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benhammou is held by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benhammou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benhammou is the 36,535th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 504,783 people. The surname Benhammou is mostly found 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 commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 175 people.

The last name Benhammou is most numerous in Morocco, where it is borne by 8,827 people, or 1 in 3,906. Barring Morocco Benhammou occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 30 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Benhammou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Benhammou surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the 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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