Benhay Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Benhay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 39 | 1:990,553 | 42,105 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Benhay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benhay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benhay is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benhay? popularity and diffusion
Benhay is the 3,100,440th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Benhay are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 98 percent are found in Mahgreb.
This last name is most widely held in Algeria, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 990,553. In Algeria Benhay is most common in: Tamanghasset Province, where 97 percent reside and Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 3 percent reside. Besides Algeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Benhay
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