Benhamou is used as a family name or surname in Algeria. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Benhamou
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Algeria
Meaning: Berber name for the son (ben Arabic) Hamou, Hammou, short for Mohammed. The name is sometimes worn by Jews (Benamou variant): in this case, Hamou is a diminutive of Chaim (Hebrew Hayim = life).

How popular is Benhamou?

Benhamou is common in Algeria.

Benhamou is ranked 22682 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Benhamous grew by 63 per cent to 163 since 2000 and ranked 108734 after elevating 41702 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.41 96
Black 4.29 0
Hispanic or Latino 3.07 0
Benhamou is quite popular family name mostly used in France while Morocco is ahead in terms of density. Around 22711 people have been found who wears Benhamou as their family name. Benhamou is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
812 Monaco5
661,536 Indonesia3
118,441 Germany2
9,185 Hong Kong2
24,766 Scotland2
13,552 Qatar2
14,521 Portugal2
2,232 French Polynesia1
120,357 Argentina1
153,416 Italy1
2,724 New Caledonia1
40,340 Malaysia1
7,292 Vietnam1
9,591 Panama1
8,268 Mauritius1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
75,259 Australia22
3,830 Luxembourg20
69,202 Netherlands18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,610 Switzerland99
35,452 Canada92
104,075 Brazil64
Countries with hundreds of Benhamou:
1,332 Israel836
97,076 United States234
28,040 England167
18,992 Spain160
16,921 Belgium104
Countries with thousands of Benhamou:
536 France9,601
724 Morocco5,907
1,118 Algeria5,355
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Benhamou
 benhamou is a name of Arabic origin meaning architect profession name became surname.

Benhamou Namesakes

  • Abdelhak Benhamouda, Trade unionist

Benhamou Namesakes

  • Abdelhak Benhamouda, Trade unionist

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