Ben Joseph Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Ben Joseph Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben Joseph Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia381:116,0148,917
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ben Joseph (40) may also be a first name.

Ben Joseph Last Name Facts

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

Ben Joseph occurs most in Liberia. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ben Joseph.

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

The last name is the 2,273,756th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Ben Joseph reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 40 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 116,014. In Liberia Ben Joseph is most frequent in: Nimba County, where 24 percent live, Montserrado County, where 21 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 18 percent live. Apart from Liberia it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 17 percent live and Israel, where 11 percent live.

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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
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