Ben Stephen Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Ben Stephen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben Stephen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ben Stephen (11) may also be a first name.

Ben Stephen Last Name Facts

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

Ben Stephen is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ben Stephen.

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

The surname Ben Stephen is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Ben Stephen is mostly found in Africa, where 111 percent of Ben Stephen reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Ben Stephen is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name on earth, held by 11 people.

It is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 489,837. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Grand Bassa County, where 78 percent are found, Margibi County, where 11 percent are found and Nimba County, where 11 percent are found. Beside Liberia Ben Stephen exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 11 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
  • 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 Stephen
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