Ben-Yishai Surname

582,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Ben-Yishai Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Ben.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben-Yishai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel5281:16,2082,434
United States91:40,273,215872,126
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ben-Yishai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ben-Yishai is more frequently found in Israel than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Ben-Yishai is the 582,776th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,545,624 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ben-Yishai are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 98 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name is most prevalent in Israel, where it is borne by 528 people, or 1 in 16,208. In Israel it is most numerous in: Central District, where 29 percent are found, Southern District, where 22 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 18 percent are found. Not including Israel this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Ben-Yishai Last Name Statistics demography

Ben-Yishai earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

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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-Yishai
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