Ben-Yamin Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Ben-Yamin Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Ben & Yamin.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben-Yamin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel131:658,28045,106
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ben-Yamin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ben-Yamin Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ben-Yamin is borne by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ben-Yamin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Ben-Yamin reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

Ben-Yamin is most commonly held in Israel, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 658,280. In Israel it is most numerous in: Central District, where 54 percent live, Jerusalem District, where 38 percent live and Haifa District, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Israel this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

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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-Yamin
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