Ben-Canaan Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Ben-Canaan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Ben-Canaan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben-Canaan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ben-Canaan is borne by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ben-Canaan.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben-Canaan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Ben-Canaan is mostly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Ben-Canaan reside; 56 percent reside in West Asia and 56 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.
The surname Ben-Canaan is most prevalent in Israel, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 611,260. In Israel Ben-Canaan is mostly concentrated in: Southern District, where 50 percent live, Central District, where 29 percent live and Northern District, where 14 percent live. Besides Israel it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and China, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Canaan | 90 | 79 | / |
| Ben-Chanan | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ben Canan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ben Chanane | 76 | 3 | / |
| Ben Kanan | 74 | 3 | / |
| Ben Sanan | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Sanaan | 70 | 65 | / |
| Ben Kanane | 70 | 10 | / |
| bin Janaan | 70 | 7 | / |
| bin Kanaan | 70 | 5 | / |
| bin Cangan | 70 | 4 | / |
| bin Canang | 70 | 2 | / |
| Ben Kannan | 70 | 2 | / |
| Ben Djanane | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Janahan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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-Canaan
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