Ben-Yehuda Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Ben-Yehuda Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Ben.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben-Yehuda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1511:56,6737,302
United States701:5,177,985261,849
England101:5,571,806158,774
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Ben-Yehuda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ben-Yehuda is more commonly found in Israel than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 1,048,281st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Ben-Yehuda are found; 63 percent are found in West Asia and 63 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

This last name is most commonly held in Israel, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 56,673. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 35 percent are found, Southern District, where 17 percent are found and Judea and Samaria Area, where 15 percent are found. Besides Israel it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Ben-Yehuda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ben-Yehuda last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

Ben-Yehuda earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 92.95% more than the national average, earning $83,256 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ben-Yehudah958/
Ben-Yehouda955/
Ben-Yeuda951/
Ben Yehuda902,113/
Ben-Jehuda904/
Ben-Yehoda901/
Ben Yehudah864/
Ben Yehouda861/
Ben Jehuda806/
Ben Yehudáh761/

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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-Yehuda
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