Benselama Surname
Approximately 1,005 people bear this surname
Benselama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 999 | 1:38,670 | 6,994 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Benselàmà (1) are calculated separately.
Benselama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benselama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benselama occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Benselàmà. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benselama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 360,343rd most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,251,289 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Benselama reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Mahgreb.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 999 people, or 1 in 38,670. In Algeria Benselama is primarily found in: Mostaganem Province, where 35 percent are found, Blida Province, where 29 percent are found and Tizi Ouzou Province, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Algeria Benselama is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 0 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benselàmà | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bensalama | 89 | 46 | / |
| Benselami | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bensalamah | 84 | 30 | / |
| Binselamat | 84 | 6 | / |
| Benssalama | 84 | 1 | / |
| Benzelamat | 84 | 1 | / |
| Binsalama | 78 | 1 | / |
| Binsalamah | 74 | 206 | / |
| Bengeloume | 63 | 4 | / |
| Bensholomo | 63 | 4 | / |
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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 Benselama
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