Ben William Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Ben William Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Ben William (380) may also be a first name.
Ben William Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben William Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ben William is most common in Liberia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben William? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 113 percent of Ben William reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 444,827th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 380 people.
The surname Ben William is most widespread in Liberia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia Ben William is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 63 percent live, Bong County, where 13 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 13 percent live. Not including Liberia Ben William occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| bin William | 91 | 276 | / |
| bin Wiliam | 86 | 9 | / |
| bin Willam | 86 | 2 | / |
| bin Willian | 82 | 3 | / |
| bin Welliam | 82 | 1 | / |
| bin Willyam | 82 | 1 | / |
| bin Wajlam | 67 | 6 | / |
| bin Willon | 67 | 3 | / |
| bin Billan | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Vellame | 64 | 9 | / |
| bin Wellang | 64 | 1 | / |
| bin Vlian | 60 | 1 | / |
| bin Billon | 57 | 12 | / |
| bin Blaun | 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 William
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