Benmeddah Surname

183,591st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Benmeddah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benmeddah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,2371:17,2693,164
France651:1,021,888113,182
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Benmeddah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Benmeddah Come From? nationality or country of origin

Benmeddah has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benmeddah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 183,591st most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,150,690 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Benmeddah are found; 97 percent are found in North Africa and 97 percent are found in Mahgreb.

Benmeddah is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 2,237 people, or 1 in 17,269. In Algeria Benmeddah is most prevalent in: Aïn Témouchent Province, where 43 percent reside, Relizane Province, where 20 percent reside and Tipasa Province, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Algeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 3 percent reside and Morocco, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benmedah948/
Bnmeddah941/
Benmmedah894/
Benmaddah891/
Benmadda82309/
Benmadah822/
Benmada755/
Benmida751/
Benmaida712/
Benmhida712/
Benmaadaa671/
Benmhaida671/
Bnnmaday591/

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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 Benmeddah
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