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 last name Benhay is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benhay? popularity and diffusion
Benhay is the 3,100,440th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Benhay reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Mahgreb.
It is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 990,553. In Algeria Benhay is most prevalent in: Tamanghasset Province, where 97 percent live and Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 3 percent live. Not including Algeria it is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live.
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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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