Benkheira Surname
Approximately 6,375 people bear this surname
Benkheira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 6,247 | 1:6,184 | 1,020 |
| France | 115 | 1:577,589 | 77,507 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Benkheira (262) may also be a first name.
Benkheira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benkheira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benkheira occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benkheira? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 76,819th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,143,144 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Benkheira live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 549,774th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 262 people.
The surname is most widespread in Algeria, where it is held by 6,247 people, or 1 in 6,184. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Djelfa Province, where 54 percent are found, Oran Province, where 25 percent are found and Tipasa Province, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Algeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent are found and Morocco, where 0 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 Benkheira
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