Bennajar Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Bennajar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bennajar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366

Bennajar (2,197) may also be a first name.

Bennajar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bennajar occurs more in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bennajar.

How Common Is The Last Name Bennajar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bennajar is the 1,422,956th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Bennajar are found; 89 percent are found in North Africa and 89 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 159,737th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,197 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Besides Morocco Bennajar exists in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bennadjar946/
Bennajjar944/
Bennasar882,210/
Bennejar88136/
Bennazar88120/
Bennacar8813/
Binnajar888/
Bennajir882/
Bnajar861/
Bennnazar821/
Bennear8050/
Bennaer802/
Binnajr801/
Bennair801/
Bnajare801/
Bennehar75232/
Bennauer7536/
Bennàsar755/
Benniyar753/
Bemnasar751/
Bennásar751/
Bennoiar751/
Benneyar751/
Bennaird751/
Bengnear750/
Bennehard7189/
Bnayar7116/
Bennaseur714/
Bennaceir711/
Bennheart710/
Bennour6716,739/
Bennier67689/
Bennoir672/
Vennear671/
Benneur671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Bennajar
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis