Benkhelifa Surname
Approximately 12,561 people bear this surname
Benkhelifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 12,215 | 1:3,163 | 431 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| France | 75 | 1:885,636 | 103,228 |
| Tunisia | 17 | 1:35,919 | 5,218 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Benkhélifa (2) are calculated separately.
Benkhelifa (307) may also be a first name.
Benkhelifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benkhelifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benkhelifa is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Benkhélifa. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benkhelifa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 41,556th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 580,172 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Benkhelifa reside; 97 percent reside in North Africa and 97 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 502,288th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 307 people.
The last name Benkhelifa is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is borne by 12,215 people, or 1 in 3,163. In Algeria Benkhelifa is most frequent in: Relizane Province, where 16 percent are found, Oran Province, where 13 percent are found and Ghardaïa Province, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Algeria this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benkhélifa | 97 | 2 | / |
| Benkelifa | 95 | 2 | / |
| Benkhealifa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Benkhelifat | 95 | 1 | / |
| Bnkhelifa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Benkehelifa | 95 | 1 | / |
| Benkhalifa | 90 | 2,755 | / |
| Benkhelifi | 90 | 4 | / |
| Benkhelife | 90 | 2 | / |
| Bemkhelifa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Benkhalifah | 86 | 9 | / |
| Benkalifa | 84 | 21 | / |
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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 Benkhelifa
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