Ben-Ami Surname

512,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Ben-Ami Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben-Ami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel4491:19,0592,834
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
France41:16,605,680368,153
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ben-Ami (36) may also be a first name.

Ben-Ami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ben-Ami is found in Israel more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 512,799th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,440,417 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Ben-Ami live; 70 percent live in West Asia and 70 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 36 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Israel, where it is carried by 449 people, or 1 in 19,059. In Israel it is most common in: Central District, where 31 percent live, Judea and Samaria Area, where 24 percent live and Jerusalem District, where 18 percent live. Aside from Israel it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Ben-Ami Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ben-Ami surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ben-Ami earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.62% more than the national average, earning $46,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.94% more than the national average, earning $64,558 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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-Ami
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