Benkhaya Surname
Approximately 278 people bear this surname
Benkhaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Benkhaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benkhaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benkhaya is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benkhaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 942,947th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. Benkhaya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Benkhaya are found; 100 percent are found in North Africa and 100 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The last name is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Excluding Morocco this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 1 percent live and Italy, where 0 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 Benkhaya
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