Ben Thomas Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Ben Thomas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben Thomas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Ben Thomas (10) may also be a first name.

Ben Thomas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ben Thomas occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ben Thomas live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Ben Thomas is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia Ben Thomas is most prevalent in: Margibi County, where 50 percent live and Montserrado County, where 50 percent live. Excluding Liberia Ben Thomas occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 50 percent live and France, where 25 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Thomas
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