Benyahia Surname

8,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Benyahia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benyahia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria58,4881:66118
Morocco7,7361:4,457507
France2,1681:30,6383,741
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Spain1391:336,34619,522
Canada611:604,02649,778
England341:1,638,76668,634
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Tunisia251:24,4253,774
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Benyahia (7,791) may also be a first name.

Benyahia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benyahia occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Benyahia.

How Common Is The Last Name Benyahia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,249th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 105,543 people. The last name Benyahia is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Benyahia are found; 96 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 72,368th most common forename on earth, borne by 7,791 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 58,488 people, or 1 in 661. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Oran Province, where 9 percent reside, Djelfa Province, where 8 percent reside and Batna Province, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Algeria Benyahia occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 11 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Benyahia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Benyahia surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Benyahia earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 46.54% less than the national average, earning 185,006 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.93% less than the national average, earning $41,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.97% less than the national average, earning $42,740 CAD per year.

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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
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