Ben-Meir Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Ben-Meir Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben-Meir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel711:120,53013,243
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ben-Meir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ben-Meir is found in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 1,364,059th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name Ben-Meir is primarily found in Asia, where 44 percent of Ben-Meir are found; 44 percent are found in West Asia and 44 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 120,530. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Jerusalem District, where 32 percent are found, Northern District, where 25 percent are found and Judea and Samaria Area, where 18 percent are found. Other than Israel Ben-Meir is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Ben-Meir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ben-Meir last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Ben-Meir earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 61.51% more than the national average, earning $69,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ben Meir88769/
Ben-Maier826/
Ben-Mayer822/
Ben-Miear822/
Ben Mir80173/
Ben Muir75164/
Ben Mire752/
Ben Mair751/
Ben-Mayor7121/
Ben Meyer719/
Ben Mayer711/
Ben Meher711/
bin Mir6754/
bin Mer677/
Ben Mar672/

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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-Meir
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