Ben Elijah Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Ben Elijah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ben Elijah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben Elijah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ben Elijah is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben Elijah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ben Elijah live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
The last name Ben Elijah is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Bassa County, where 63 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 13 percent are found and Nimba County, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Liberia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben-Elijah | 90 | 3 | / |
| Ben Elhaj | 74 | 12 | / |
| Ben Alaia | 74 | 5 | / |
| bin Eliji | 74 | 4 | / |
| bin Eliaa | 74 | 2 | / |
| bin Eliya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ben Elaid | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Aliyah | 70 | 39 | / |
| bin Eliyas | 70 | 24 | / |
| bin Eleias | 70 | 5 | / |
| bin Elai | 67 | 30 | / |
| bin Elie | 67 | 17 | / |
| bin Eloi | 67 | 16 | / |
| bin Haliyah | 67 | 8 | / |
| bin Elau | 67 | 4 | / |
| bin Halajah | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Iliyahs | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Elui | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Elliyat | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Elliyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Elay | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Aliayah | 67 | 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 Elijah
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