Ben-Abu Surname

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

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Ben-Abu Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Ben & Abu.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben-Abu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel901:95,08511,065
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Ben-Abu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ben-Abu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ben-Abu is more frequently found in Israel than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ben-Abu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,931,261st most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Ben-Abu reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name Ben-Abu is most widespread in Israel, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 95,085. In Israel Ben-Abu is primarily found in: Central District, where 37 percent are found, Southern District, where 22 percent are found and Judea and Samaria Area, where 14 percent are found. Not including Israel this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ben-Abou9310/
Ben Abu862,101/
Ben Abou80398/
Ben Abus804/
Ben Abud801/
Ben Aboud75521/
Ben Gabou755/
Ben Habou753/
Ben Aabou751/
bin Abu7114,591/
Ben Aibout713/
Ben Habous711/
Ben Aiboud711/
Ben Haboud711/
bin Abus67120/
bin Abud6770/
bin Abau6753/
bin Abut6750/
bin Abuy6711/
bin Habu678/
bin Abui677/
bin Aibu676/
bin Abou676/
bint Abu674/
bin Abuh674/
Ben Habouch673/
bin Asbu673/
bin Gabu672/
bin Aybu671/

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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 Ben-Abu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis