Ben-Ish Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ben-Ish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Ben-Ish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben-Ish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ben-Ish occurs in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ben-Ish click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben-Ish? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Ben-Ish occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Ben-Ish reside; 83 percent reside in West Asia and 83 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.
The last name Ben-Ish is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,711,527. In Israel Ben-Ish is most numerous in: Haifa District, where 80 percent are found and Southern District, where 20 percent are found. Barring Israel this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben-Aish | 93 | 10 | / |
| Ben Ish | 86 | 41 | / |
| Ben-Ihs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ben-Ich | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ben Aish | 80 | 56 | / |
| Ben-Iche | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ben-Aiche | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ben Gisch | 75 | 1 | / |
| bin Ish | 71 | 29 | / |
| Ben-Hai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ben-Gai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ben Ais | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ben Iss | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ben-Eid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ben-Jie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ben Yih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ben-Hay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ben-Ait | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ben Ich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ben Aich | 67 | 65 | / |
| Ben-Head | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ben Iche | 67 | 9 | / |
| bin Hish | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ben Aiss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ben-Hetz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ben Haih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ben Eich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ben Yich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ben-A | 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-Ish
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