Bénichou Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bénichou Surname User-submission:

The name Benichou is originally Berber (North Africa) Ben means 'son of' and Ichou is the name of the father of David, Ichai/Yishai, King of Israel. King David himself was called Ben Ichai/Yishai.

Bénichou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France871:763,48093,619
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

The alternate forms: Benichou (9,281) are calculated separately.

Bénichou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Benichou is originally Berber (North Africa) Ben means 'son of' and Ichou is the name of the father of David, Ichai/Yishai, King of Israel. King David himself was called Ben Ichai/Yishai.

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Bénichou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bénichou is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Benichou. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bénichou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,931,261st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Bénichou are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Bénichou is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 763,480. In France Bénichou is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 83 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 8 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 3 percent live. Not including France Bénichou exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benichou969,281/
Bénichoux942/
Binichou881/
Bynichou881/
Benichhou824/
Benaichou824/
Benichoux823/
Beinichou821/
Binichu80164/
Bonicho8029/
Benicho803/
Bénicio801/
Banichu801/
Benicou801/
Benichchou786/
Benychou7519/
Benishou754/
Benechou752/
Benaicho751/
Benoicho751/
Benaichouch7411/
Benico711,607/
Binico712/
Benicio675,243/
Benieco6793/
Binicio6729/
Banicha6713/
Bonicha678/
Benishu678/
Benisho676/
Banucho671/
Benicha671/
Binecho670/

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