Benkherif Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Benkherif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 21 | 1:1,839,598 | 43,473 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Benkherif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benkherif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benkherif is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Benkherif.
How Common Is The Last Name Benkherif? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,665,662nd most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Benkherif occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Benkherif are found; 72 percent are found in North Africa and 72 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The surname is most numerous in Algeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 1,839,598. Excluding Algeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benkherief | 95 | 1 | / |
| Bencherif | 89 | 14,760 | / |
| Benkharif | 89 | 3 | / |
| Bencherief | 84 | 2 | / |
| Benncherif | 84 | 1 | / |
| Benchehrif | 84 | 1 | / |
| Benceherif | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bencherrif | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bencerif | 82 | 2 | / |
| Benchérif | 78 | 6 | / |
| Benkharef | 78 | 3 | / |
| Bencheref | 78 | 2 | / |
| Benkaref | 71 | 1 | / |
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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 Benkherif
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