Ben Edward Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Ben Edward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben Edward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ben Edward Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ben Edward is found most frequently in Liberia. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ben Edward click here.

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

The last name Ben Edward is the 4,116,508th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Ben Edward reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

It is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 275,533. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 38 percent are found, Grand Bassa County, where 31 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 31 percent are found. Without taking into account Liberia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 17 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

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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 Edward
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