Ben-Ya Surname
Approximately 345 people bear this surname
Ben-Ya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 344 | 1:371,640 | 12,389 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Ben-Ya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben-Ya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ben-Ya is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Ben-Ya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben-Ya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 809,613th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ben-Ya are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
The last name is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 344 people, or 1 in 371,640. In Japan it is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 62 percent reside, Saitama Prefecture, where 12 percent reside and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Japan it occurs in one country. It is also found in Israel, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Ya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ben-Ayyad | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ben Yah | 77 | 17 | / |
| Ben Yad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ben-Jah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ben-Jaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ben Yaou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ben Yaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ben Aiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ben Yach | 71 | 1 | / |
| bin Ya | 67 | 1,604 | / |
| Ben Ayyad | 67 | 171 | / |
| Ben-Jo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ben Yahyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ben Hayia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ben Yahou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ben Aiyad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ben Yahay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ben Yahai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ben-Aaiad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ben Yaash | 67 | 1 | / |
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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-Ya
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