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
The surname Ben-Ya occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben-Ya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 809,613th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ben-Ya live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 344 people, or 1 in 371,640. In Japan it is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 62 percent are found, Saitama Prefecture, where 12 percent are found and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Barring Japan it is found in one country. It also occurs in Israel, where 0 percent are found.
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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