Ben-Yahia Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Ben-Yahia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 18 | 1:33,924 | 4,997 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
Ben-Yahia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben-Yahia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ben-Yahia is found in Tunisia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben-Yahia? popularity and diffusion
Ben-Yahia is the 3,730,171st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Ben-Yahia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Ben-Yahia live; 86 percent live in North Africa and 86 percent live in Mahgreb.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tunisia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 33,924. Apart from Tunisia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 14 percent are found and Algeria, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Yahia | 89 | 6,581 | / |
| Ben-Yahya | 89 | 12 | / |
| Ben Yahaia | 84 | 2 | / |
| Ben Yaheia | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ben-Yaya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ben Yaha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ben Yahya | 78 | 1,877 | / |
| bin Yahia | 78 | 157 | / |
| Ben Yehia | 78 | 8 | / |
| Ben Yahyi | 78 | 4 | / |
| Ben Yahay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ben Yahai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bin-Yahya | 78 | 1 | / |
| bin Yahaia | 74 | 7 | / |
| Ben Yaheya | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Yahiah | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ben Yaya | 71 | 45 | / |
| bin Yaha | 71 | 39 | / |
| bin Yaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ben-Joya | 71 | 1 | / |
| bin Yahya | 67 | 30,189 | / |
| bin Yahay | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ben Yeash | 67 | 26 | / |
| bin Jahia | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ben Yahou | 67 | 3 | / |
| bin Yahja | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Yahha | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Yahai | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Yaiap | 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
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- 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-Yahia
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