Bensafar Surname
Approximately 294 people bear this surname
Bensafar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 292 | 1:132,300 | 17,978 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Bensafar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bensafar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bensafar occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bensafar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 906,170th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bensafar reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Mahgreb.
Bensafar is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 132,300. In Algeria Bensafar is most prevalent in: Algiers Province, where 99 percent are found, Béchar Province, where 0 percent are found and Blida Province, where 0 percent are found. Not including Algeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bensefar | 88 | 4 | / |
| Benjafar | 88 | 4 | / |
| Binsafar | 88 | 4 | / |
| Benjaafar | 82 | 780 | / |
| Bendjafar | 82 | 27 | / |
| Bentjafar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bendjaafar | 78 | 359 | / |
| Bendjaffar | 78 | 3 | / |
| Binzafar | 75 | 2 | / |
| Binjafar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Binjaafar | 71 | 25 | / |
| Benzafour | 71 | 3 | / |
| Binjaffar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Binjaaffar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benzaffour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bencefor | 63 | 1 | / |
| Benzefour | 59 | 1 | / |
| Benzeffour | 56 | 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 Bensafar
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