Benhou Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Benhou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 98 | 1:394,200 | 33,870 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
Benhou (1,744) may also be a first name.
Benhou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benhou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benhou is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benhou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,775,494th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Benhou live; 100 percent live in North Africa and 100 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 183,537th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 1,744 people.
The surname is most widespread in Algeria, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 394,200. In Algeria Benhou is mostly found in: Béchar Province, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Algeria Benhou is found in one country. It also occurs in Morocco, where 8 percent are found.
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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 Benhou
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