Ben-Yahya Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Ben-Yahya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 10 | 1:61,063 | 7,682 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Ben-Yahya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben-Yahya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ben-Yahya is found most in Tunisia. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben-Yahya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Ben-Yahya is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ben-Yahya are found; 92 percent are found in North Africa and 92 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The last name Ben-Yahya is most numerous in Tunisia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 61,063. Not including Tunisia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 8 percent are found and Morocco, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben-Yaya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ben Yahya | 89 | 1,877 | / |
| Ben-Yahia | 89 | 28 | / |
| Bin-Yahya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ben Yaheya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ben Yaya | 82 | 45 | / |
| Ben Yaha | 82 | 1 | / |
| bin Yahya | 78 | 30,189 | / |
| Ben Yahia | 78 | 6,581 | / |
| Ben Yahyi | 78 | 4 | / |
| Ben Yehya | 78 | 2 | / |
| Ben Yahay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ben Yahai | 78 | 1 | / |
| bin Yahaya | 74 | 19,763 | / |
| bin Yahyah | 74 | 108 | / |
| bin Hyahya | 74 | 12 | / |
| bint Yahya | 74 | 9 | / |
| Ben Yahaia | 74 | 2 | / |
| bin Yaahya | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Yahyad | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Yaheya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ben Yaheia | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Yaya | 71 | 229 | / |
| bin Yaha | 71 | 39 | / |
| bin Yahy | 71 | 30 | / |
| Ben-Joya | 71 | 1 | / |
| bin Yahayah | 70 | 20 | / |
| bin Yahhaya | 70 | 10 | / |
| bin Yahyatt | 70 | 4 | / |
| bint Yahaya | 70 | 2 | / |
| bin Yahayap | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Yahahya | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Jahya | 67 | 190 | / |
| bin Yahia | 67 | 157 | / |
| bin Yayat | 67 | 143 | / |
| bin Yahay | 67 | 57 | / |
| Ben Yeash | 67 | 26 | / |
| bin Yaaya | 67 | 10 | / |
| bin Yohya | 67 | 8 | / |
| bin Yahye | 67 | 5 | / |
| bin Yahyu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ben Yahou | 67 | 3 | / |
| bin Yayas | 67 | 2 | / |
| bin Yahyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Yahyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Yahja | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Yahha | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Hjyahaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Yahai | 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-Yahya
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