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 most common in Israel. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Ben-Yamin live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

It is most common in Israel, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 658,280. In Israel Ben-Yamin is most prevalent in: Central District, where 54 percent reside, Jerusalem District, where 38 percent reside and Haifa District, where 8 percent reside. Barring Israel it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

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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-Yamin
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