Benkhalef Surname
Approximately 578 people bear this surname
Benkhalef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 575 | 1:67,185 | 10,973 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Benkhalef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benkhalef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benkhalef is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benkhalef? popularity and diffusion
The last name Benkhalef is the 552,088th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 12,608,211 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Benkhalef reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Mahgreb.
The last name is most frequent in Algeria, where it is borne by 575 people, or 1 in 67,185. In Algeria Benkhalef is mostly found in: Mila Province, where 78 percent live, Skikda Province, where 22 percent live and Béchar Province, where 0 percent live. Not including Algeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 0 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benkhallef | 95 | 12 | / |
| Benkhelef | 89 | 6 | / |
| Benkhalif | 89 | 5 | / |
| Benqhalef | 89 | 1 | / |
| Benkhellef | 84 | 128 | / |
| Benkhelif | 78 | 1,876 | / |
| Benkholif | 78 | 21 | / |
| Benjhalleb | 74 | 1 | / |
| Benkhoulif | 74 | 1 | / |
| Benjalleb | 67 | 5 | / |
| Benkolova | 56 | 3 | / |
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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 Benkhalef
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