Ben-Amo Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Ben-Amo Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben-Amo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel181:475,42436,085
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ben-Amo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ben-Amo is borne by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name Ben-Amo is the 4,206,983rd most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Ben-Amo is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Ben-Amo are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 475,424. In Israel it is primarily found in: Judea and Samaria Area, where 39 percent live, Central District, where 22 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 22 percent live. Excluding Israel Ben-Amo exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

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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-Amo
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