Ben-Smith Surname
Approximately 435 people bear this surname
Ben-Smith Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ben-Smith Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben-Smith Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ben-Smith occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben-Smith? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 683,026th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 16,752,979 people. Ben-Smith is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ben-Smith reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Ben-Smith is most widely held in Ghana, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Without taking into account Ghana it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Smith | 89 | 4 | / |
| bin Smith | 78 | 375 | / |
| bin Smit | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ben Schmidt | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ben Smaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ben Smaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ben Shmesh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ben Schmehe | 60 | 2 | / |
| bin Jsmi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ben Smaya | 56 | 8 | / |
| bin Zmi | 50 | 4 | / |
| bin Jmi | 50 | 2 | / |
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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-Smith
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