Benjaafar Surname

439,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Benjaafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benjaafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco7161:48,1517,863
France371:1,795,209158,669
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Benjaafar (437) may also be a first name.

Benjaafar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benjaafar is found in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Benjaafar.

How Common Is The Last Name Benjaafar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 439,223rd most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 9,343,008 people. The last name Benjaafar is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Benjaafar live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 93 percent live in Mahgreb. Benjaafar is also the 410,164th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 437 people.

Benjaafar is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is carried by 716 people, or 1 in 48,151. Outside of Morocco this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in France, where 5 percent live and Tunisia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bendjaafar95359/
Benjafar944/
Bendjafar8927/
Binjaafar8925/
Bentjafar891/
Bendjaffar843/
Binjaaffar842/
Bensafar82294/
Binjafar821/
Behniafar7821/
Binjaffar783/
Binsafar714/
Binzafar712/
Benzafour673/
Benzaffour631/
Benejiofor631/
Banyafor591/

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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 Benjaafar
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