Bensami Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Bensami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Bensami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bensami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bensami is found most frequently in Morocco. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bensami? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,428,594th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Bensami are found; 91 percent are found in North Africa and 91 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The last name is most widely held in Morocco, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Other than Morocco this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.
Bensami Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bensami has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bensami surname increased 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bensamit | 93 | 4 | / |
| Bensamai | 93 | 2 | / |
| Bensamidh | 88 | 9 | / |
| Benjami | 86 | 626 | / |
| Bensama | 86 | 22 | / |
| Bensemi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Benzami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bensame | 86 | 1 | / |
| Binsami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bensamed | 80 | 204 | / |
| Benchami | 80 | 136 | / |
| Benzamit | 80 | 121 | / |
| Bensamet | 80 | 96 | / |
| Benjamai | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bensamma | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bensameh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bensammy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Benshamy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Benjamih | 80 | 4 | / |
| Benjamit | 80 | 3 | / |
| Benjamis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Benjamei | 80 | 2 | / |
| Benssama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bensaime | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beenjami | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bensamaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bensaima | 80 | 1 | / |
| Binsaimi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bendjamai | 75 | 18 | / |
| Benssamma | 75 | 2 | / |
| Benjamaih | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benjamais | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bendjamei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benjasmit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Binshamid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benzama | 71 | 295 | / |
| Benjame | 71 | 100 | / |
| Binsama | 71 | 59 | / |
| Benjasmith | 71 | 43 | / |
| Bemjami | 71 | 12 | / |
| Binjami | 71 | 10 | / |
| Benzame | 71 | 2 | / |
| Benjamy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Venjami | 71 | 2 | / |
| Benseme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benzamy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bensome | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benzaama | 67 | 271 | / |
| Bensohma | 67 | 145 | / |
| Benzaima | 67 | 137 | / |
| Benjames | 67 | 11 | / |
| Benjamea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Benscome | 67 | 4 | / |
| Benjamer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Binjamis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benjamaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benjaime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binsemai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bensosme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benzamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benzamaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benjamet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bensouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benzaime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benjamme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benzames | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benzaïma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bendjame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bencomoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bennzama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benzoumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benzuomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veensamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benjamay | 67 | 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 Bensami
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