Benmelha Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Benmelha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Benmelha Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2641:146,33219,345
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397

Benmelha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benmelha occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benmelha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 973,426th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. Benmelha is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Benmelha are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The last name Benmelha is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 146,332. In Algeria Benmelha is most frequent in: Relizane Province, where 98 percent live, Aïn Témouchent Province, where 2 percent live and Mascara Province, where 0 percent live. Barring Algeria Benmelha occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 0 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benmelaha944/
Benmelhah941/
Benmelad885/
Benmelah882/
Benmleha881/
Binmelha881/
Benmelia881/
Benmila809/
Benmilat758/
Benmaila754/
Benmilad754/
Benmilia751/
Benmeslout671/
Benmilou631/
Bemmeley630/
Benmiloud594,483/
Benmailoud561/
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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 Benmelha
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