Benzahia Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Benzahia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benzahia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria761:508,31037,383
France271:2,460,101186,232
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Benzahia (72) may also be a first name.

Benzahia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benzahia is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benzahia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,666,404th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name Benzahia is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Benzahia reside; 72 percent reside in North Africa and 71 percent reside in Mahgreb. Benzahia is also the 1,143,416th most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 72 people.

The surname is most widespread in Algeria, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 508,310. In Algeria it is most common in: Tiaret Province, where 71 percent live, Aïn Defla Province, where 5 percent live and Laghouat Province, where 5 percent live. Besides Algeria Benzahia is found in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 23 percent live and Morocco, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benzaia9360/
Benzehia881/
Benzai86285/
Benzaya805/
Boenzai801/
Benchaia758/
Binzai713/
Bencai713/
Benchaaia712/
Benzau712/
Benzea712/
Benchuoia711/
Benzay711/
Benchie67559/
Benzsay6726/
Benzija6721/
Binzaya675/
Bencsai672/
Benzoya672/
Beenzay671/
Bencaya671/
Benziya671/

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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 Benzahia
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