Benkelaya Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Benkelaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Benkelaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benkelaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benkelaya is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benkelaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Benkelaya occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Benkelaya are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
Benkelaya is most common in France, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 6,038,429. In France it is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 91 percent are found and Normandy, where 9 percent are found. Other than France Benkelaya exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 26 percent are found and Canada, where 5 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 Benkelaya
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