Bennani Surname

5,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Bennani Surname User-submission:

The surname Bennani means 'my son' in Hebrew. It comes from בן (ben), meaning 'son', and אני (ani), meaning 'I', 'me'. It is a Moroccan family of Jewish origin, who converted to Islam.

Bennani 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
Morocco100,7061:3424
France1,2291:54,0467,130
Algeria1,2051:32,0595,856
United States2751:1,318,03292,126
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Spain2081:224,76914,899
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Belgium1191:96,61014,836
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
England951:586,50635,379
Tunisia921:6,6371,097
Italy721:849,39865,259
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
United Arab Emirates471:194,94213,936
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Finland71:785,24338,644
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
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The alternate forms: Bénnani (1) are calculated separately.

Bennani (3,437) may also be a first name.

Bennani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Bennani means 'my son' in Hebrew. It comes from בן (ben), meaning 'son', and אני (ani), meaning 'I', 'me'. It is a Moroccan family of Jewish origin, who converted to Islam.

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Bennani Demographics

Bennani Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 58 (2014)

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Bennani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bennani (Arabic: البناني, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺎﻧﻲ, Russian: Беннани) is found most frequently in Morocco. It may occur as: Bénnani. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bennani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,399th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 69,407 people. Bennani occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Bennani live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 121,324th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 3,437 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is carried by 100,706 people, or 1 in 342. Not including Morocco this last name exists in 56 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.

Bennani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bennani surname are 0.22000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bennani earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 3.03% less than the national average, earning €29,121 per year; in United States they earn 12.02% more than the national average, earning $48,337 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.99% less than the national average, earning $36,274 CAD per year.

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
Bénnani951/
Bennanni937/
Hbennani934/
Bennanis932/
Bennaani931/
Bennane862,178/
Binnani86197/
Bennana8669/
Bennany8611/
Bennoni866/
Vennani865/
Bnani831,680/
Bennanna80311/
Bennouni80137/
Beennana801/
Bennomni801/
Bennonis800/
Bnaini771/
Bnanit771/
Bennanaya751/
Bennounis751/
Bennounni751/
Binnany7128/
Bennone712/
Bennona712/
Bennony712/
Bénnany711/
Bennouna6722,635/
Bennoune67803/
Bnana6715/
Bnane674/
Bennones671/
Bnona671/
Bimnatni671/
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Bennani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bennani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻨﺎﻧﻲbnany-
Bennani in the Russian language
Беннаниbennani-
Bennani in the Arabic language
البنانيalbnany-
بنانيbnany-

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