Ben Johnson Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Ben Johnson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben Johnson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ben Johnson (21) may also be a first name.

Ben Johnson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ben Johnson occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ben Johnson are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 21 people.

This surname is most widespread in Liberia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia Ben Johnson is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 75 percent are found, Bong County, where 13 percent are found and Grand Bassa County, where 13 percent are found. Besides Liberia this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent are found and Chad, 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
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  • 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 Johnson
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