Ben Abel Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ben Abel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ben Abel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben Abel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ben Abel occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben Abel? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ben Abel is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Ben Abel reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,469,512. In Liberia Ben Abel is primarily found in: Grand Bassa County, where 33 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 33 percent reside and Nimba County, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Liberia Ben Abel occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Morocco, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Habel | 94 | 4 | / |
| bin Abel | 88 | 23 | / |
| bin Abell | 82 | 8 | / |
| Ben Hable | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ben Habil | 82 | 2 | / |
| bin Abeul | 82 | 1 | / |
| bin Habel | 82 | 1 | / |
| bin Abl | 80 | 2 | / |
| bin Abil | 75 | 103 | / |
| bin Ebel | 75 | 24 | / |
| bin Able | 75 | 9 | / |
| bin Obel | 75 | 3 | / |
| bin Abll | 75 | 2 | / |
| bin Ablh | 75 | 1 | / |
| bin Habil | 71 | 190 | / |
| bin Gobel | 71 | 29 | / |
| bin Gabil | 71 | 20 | / |
| bin Hebel | 71 | 4 | / |
| bin Asbil | 71 | 2 | / |
| bin Aweel | 71 | 1 | / |
| bin Haibil | 67 | 8 | / |
| bin Awl | 67 | 3 | / |
| bin Haible | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Ebil | 63 | 36 | / |
| bin Awil | 63 | 17 | / |
| bin Owel | 63 | 1 | / |
| bin Obil | 63 | 1 | / |
| bin Gobl | 63 | 1 | / |
| bin Gobil | 59 | 56 | / |
| bin Hawil | 59 | 5 | / |
| bin Ampil | 59 | 1 | / |
| bin Owil | 50 | 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 Abel
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