Ben Artzi Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Ben Artzi Surname User-submission:

The surname Ben Artzi (בן-ארצי) means 'son of my land' in Hebrew. When diaspora Jews migrated back to Israel, many of them Hebraized their diaspora surnames. Some of those who Hebraized their surnames chose entirely new names, such as Ben Artzi, which were symbolic in nature.

Read More About This Surname

Ben Artzi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel5311:16,1162,417
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ben Artzi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ben Artzi (בן-ארצי) means 'son of my land' in Hebrew. When diaspora Jews migrated back to Israel, many of them Hebraized their diaspora surnames. Some of those who Hebraized their surnames chose entirely new names, such as Ben Artzi, which were symbolic in nature.

- haffman97

Ben Artzi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ben Artzi is more frequently found in Israel than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ben Artzi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 586,691st most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. The last name Ben Artzi is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ben Artzi live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

Ben Artzi is most commonly occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 531 people, or 1 in 16,116. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Central District, where 35 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 25 percent reside and Northern District, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Israel it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Artzi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis