Benmessahel Surname
Approximately 1,358 people bear this surname
Benmessahel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,313 | 1:29,422 | 5,388 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
Benmessahel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benmessahel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benmessahel is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benmessahel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 283,643rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,366,381 people. The last name Benmessahel occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Benmessahel reside; 97 percent reside in North Africa and 97 percent reside in Mahgreb.
Benmessahel is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,313 people, or 1 in 29,422. In Algeria Benmessahel is mostly concentrated in: Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 51 percent live, Mostaganem Province, where 32 percent live and Algiers Province, where 17 percent live. Other than Algeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Messahel | 96 | 21 | / |
| Ben-Messahel | 96 | 1 | / |
| Benmesahel | 95 | 54 | / |
| Benmssahel | 95 | 1 | / |
| Benmessahal | 91 | 53 | / |
| Ben Mesahel | 91 | 2 | / |
| Benmsahel | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ben Messahal | 87 | 1 | / |
| Benmmessahal | 87 | 1 | / |
| Ben Msahel | 86 | 3 | / |
| Benmesahal | 86 | 1 | / |
| bin Musahal | 64 | 5 | / |
| bin Musahali | 61 | 1 | / |
| bin Maisahal | 61 | 1 | / |
| bin Maisahali | 58 | 6 | / |
| bin Masuhol | 55 | 16 | / |
| bin Masuhul | 55 | 9 | / |
| bin Masihul | 55 | 1 | / |
| bin Msuhaili | 52 | 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 Benmessahel
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