Benkassa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Benkassa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benkassa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria101:3,863,15547,113
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397

Benkassa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benkassa is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benkassa? popularity and diffusion

Benkassa is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Benkassa reside; 83 percent reside in North Africa and 83 percent reside in Mahgreb.

The last name Benkassa is most numerous in Algeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,863,155. In Algeria Benkassa is most prevalent in: Mila Province, where 40 percent live, Tébessa Province, where 40 percent live and Béjaïa Province, where 10 percent live. Not including Algeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent live and France, where 8 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
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  • 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 Benkassa
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