Ben-Nun Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Ben-Nun Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben-Nun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel3331:25,6993,762
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Belgium171:676,27358,718
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Ben-Nun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ben-Nun is found most in Israel. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 735,823rd most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,543,374 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Ben-Nun live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

It is most frequent in Israel, where it is borne by 333 people, or 1 in 25,699. In Israel it is primarily found in: Central District, where 31 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 16 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 14 percent reside. Not including Israel this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Belgium, where 4 percent reside.

Ben-Nun Last Name Statistics demography

Ben-Nun earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

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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-Nun
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