Ben-Shahar Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Ben-Shahar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 38 | 1:225,201 | 21,188 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Ben-Shahar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben-Shahar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ben-Shahar is carried by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ben-Shahar.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben-Shahar? popularity and diffusion
Ben-Shahar is the 2,661,929th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Ben-Shahar occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Ben-Shahar reside; 72 percent reside in West Asia and 72 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.
This last name is most frequently held in Israel, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 225,201. In Israel Ben-Shahar is mostly found in: Jerusalem District, where 29 percent are found, Central District, where 26 percent are found and Tel Aviv District, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Israel this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and New Zealand, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Shahar | 90 | 34 | / |
| Ben Sahar | 84 | 1 | / |
| bin Shahar | 80 | 767 | / |
| Ben-Shor | 78 | 8 | / |
| Ben-Zaar | 78 | 1 | / |
| bin Shahair | 76 | 1 | / |
| bin Shaharh | 76 | 1 | / |
| bin Shsahar | 76 | 1 | / |
| bin Sahar | 74 | 1,716 | / |
| bin Shaar | 74 | 50 | / |
| bin Shahr | 74 | 27 | / |
| Ben Zahar | 74 | 13 | / |
| Ben Chaar | 74 | 6 | / |
| Ben Sharp | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Sjahar | 70 | 8 | / |
| bin Shaare | 70 | 6 | / |
| bin Sahair | 70 | 6 | / |
| bin Sha'ar | 70 | 5 | / |
| bin Shahre | 70 | 4 | / |
| bin Sahart | 70 | 4 | / |
| bin Saharh | 70 | 3 | / |
| bin Saahar | 70 | 2 | / |
| bin Shaarh | 70 | 2 | / |
| bin Shaart | 70 | 2 | / |
| bin Sahare | 70 | 2 | / |
| bin Shaair | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Saharr | 70 | 1 | / |
| bint Sahar | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Shaarr | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Chahar | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Shar | 67 | 63 | / |
| bin Saar | 67 | 54 | / |
| bin Sahr | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ben Zaar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ben Char | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ben-Zair | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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-Shahar
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis