Ben-Shemesh Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Ben-Shemesh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ben-Shemesh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben-Shemesh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ben-Shemesh is more commonly found in Israel than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben-Shemesh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Ben-Shemesh reside; 73 percent reside in West Asia and 73 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.
The last name Ben-Shemesh is most common in Israel, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,069,704. In Israel it is most frequent in: Judea and Samaria Area, where 63 percent reside, Jerusalem District, where 25 percent reside and Tel Aviv District, where 13 percent reside. Not including Israel it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benshemesh | 95 | 10 | / |
| Ben Shemesh | 91 | 44 | / |
| Ben Shmesh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Beni-Shimshi | 78 | 1 | / |
| bin Semeh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ben Semha | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Shamsh | 67 | 5 | / |
| bin Chemeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Shames | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ben Semaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ben Sehmed | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Shamshi | 64 | 20 | / |
| bin Shamsha | 64 | 5 | / |
| bin Shamshu | 64 | 4 | / |
| bin Shamshay | 61 | 3 | / |
| bin Shamshah | 61 | 2 | / |
| bin Ishamshah | 58 | 1 | / |
| bin Hishamshah | 56 | 3 | / |
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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-Shemesh
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