Ben Shemesh Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Ben Shemesh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 44 | 1:194,492 | 19,021 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Ben Shemesh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben Shemesh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ben Shemesh is more frequently found in Israel than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben Shemesh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,944,094th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ben Shemesh reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.
The surname Ben Shemesh is most frequent in Israel, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 194,492. In Israel Ben Shemesh is most numerous in: Central District, where 30 percent live, Jerusalem District, where 30 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 27 percent live. Without taking into account Israel it exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben-Shemesh | 91 | 11 | / |
| bin Semeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ben Semha | 80 | 1 | / |
| bin Shames | 76 | 1 | / |
| bin Chemeh | 76 | 1 | / |
| Ben Semaha | 76 | 1 | / |
| Ben Sehmed | 76 | 1 | / |
| bin Seme | 74 | 4 | / |
| bin Che'meh | 73 | 4 | / |
| bin Simes | 70 | 15 | / |
| bin Simeh | 70 | 14 | / |
| bin Semih | 70 | 11 | / |
| bin Cheme | 70 | 10 | / |
| Ben Chemiche | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Sames | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ben Chemi | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Semet | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Saimeh | 67 | 8 | / |
| bin Shaime | 67 | 5 | / |
| bin Chemee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ben Semaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| bin Semuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Chemis | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Chemei | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Chemed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ben Semaia | 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 Shemesh
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