Ben Shams Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Ben Shams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 24 | 1:189,535 | 9,079 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
Ben Shams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben Shams Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ben Shams is found in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ben Shams click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben Shams? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ben Shams is the 4,034,050th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ben Shams live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Levant.
It is most commonly used in Palestine, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 189,535. In Palestine it is most frequent in: Nablus Governorate, where 54 percent reside and Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 46 percent reside. Barring Palestine Ben Shams occurs in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benshams | 94 | 80 | / |
| Beni Shamsa | 90 | 1,068 | / |
| bin Shams | 89 | 1,425 | / |
| Bun Shams | 89 | 3 | / |
| bin Shamsu | 84 | 190 | / |
| bin Shamsi | 84 | 104 | / |
| bin Shamas | 84 | 15 | / |
| bin Shamsh | 84 | 5 | / |
| Bani Shams | 84 | 2 | / |
| bint Shams | 84 | 1 | / |
| bin Shyams | 84 | 1 | / |
| bin Shames | 84 | 1 | / |
| bin Sams | 82 | 35 | / |
| Binshams | 82 | 3 | / |
| bin Shms | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bani Shamsa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Bani Shamsi | 80 | 13 | / |
| bin Shamsee | 80 | 8 | / |
| bin Shamsui | 80 | 4 | / |
| bin Shamsdd | 80 | 1 | / |
| bin Shammas | 80 | 1 | / |
| bin Shamisi | 80 | 1 | / |
| bin Shamasi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ben Chamsse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Banishams | 78 | 1 | / |
| bin Shans | 78 | 1 | / |
| bin Shamsawi | 76 | 7 | / |
| bin Shamsuai | 76 | 1 | / |
| Banishamsa | 74 | 4 | / |
| bin Shemsi | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Shamuz | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Shamsuwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bonshoms | 71 | 55 | / |
| bin Sans | 71 | 1 | / |
| bin Shamzah | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Shamizi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bany-Shamseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binshemusu | 63 | 1 | / |
| bin Zamz | 59 | 4 | / |
| Binshemize | 53 | 3 | / |
| Binshemeza | 53 | 2 | / |
| Banshemeza | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bunshemeza | 53 | 1 | / |
| Byanshemeza | 50 | 1 | / |
| Banshemiize | 50 | 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 Shams
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