Ben-Gershon Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Ben-Gershon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ben-Gershon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben-Gershon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ben-Gershon is more frequently found in Israel than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ben-Gershon click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben-Gershon? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ben-Gershon is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Ben-Gershon are found; 94 percent are found in West Asia and 94 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.
Ben-Gershon is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 534,852. In Israel it is mostly found in: Judea and Samaria Area, where 81 percent live, Southern District, where 13 percent live and Jerusalem District, where 6 percent live. Apart from Israel it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Gershon | 91 | 52 | / |
| Ben Gershom | 82 | 19 | / |
| bin Gerson | 76 | 2 | / |
| Ben Cerson | 76 | 1 | / |
| bin Erson | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Jerson | 67 | 14 | / |
| bin Garson | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Girson | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Ngersan | 64 | 1 | / |
| bin Ersan | 60 | 24 | / |
| bin Herjon | 57 | 4 | / |
| bin Ersam | 50 | 10 | / |
| bin Irzon | 50 | 3 | / |
| bin Irsan | 50 | 2 | / |
| bin Erjan | 50 | 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-Gershon
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