Bensghir Surname

171,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Bensghir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bensghir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2,4541:14,0492,074
Algeria161:2,414,47244,357
France141:4,744,480251,814
England41:13,929,515290,718
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Bensghir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bensghir is found most in Morocco. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bensghir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 171,985th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,912,688 people. The surname Bensghir occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bensghir reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Mahgreb.

This surname is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is held by 2,454 people, or 1 in 14,049. Outside of Morocco this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 1 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bensgheir946/
Bensghair942/
Bensghier942/
Bemsghir884/
Bensguir882/
Bensingier780/
Benzguir752/
Bensinger711,955/
Bensenger711/
Benzger671/
Benszinger670/
Bennsinger670/
Benzguer639/
Behensinger630/
Benzinger592,589/
Binsinger5958/
Bencinger593/

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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 Bensghir
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