Benouna Surname
Approximately 3,020 people bear this surname
Benouna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 1,636 | 1:21,073 | 3,270 |
| Algeria | 1,305 | 1:29,603 | 5,413 |
| France | 63 | 1:1,054,329 | 115,549 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Benouna (39) may also be a first name.
Benouna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benouna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benouna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻮﻧﺔ) is more commonly found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Benouna click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benouna? popularity and diffusion
It is the 146,738th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,413,095 people. The surname Benouna occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Benouna live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 39 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is carried by 1,636 people, or 1 in 21,073. Outside of Morocco it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 43 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benouna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benouna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﻮﻧﺔ | bnwnt | - |
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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 Benouna
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