Ben Yaakov Surname
Approximately 2,128 people bear this surname
Ben Yaakov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 2,126 | 1:4,025 | 571 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Ben Yaakov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben Yaakov Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ben Yaakov occurs more in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben Yaakov? popularity and diffusion
Ben Yaakov is the 196,862nd most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,424,599 people. Ben Yaakov occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ben Yaakov are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.
The surname Ben Yaakov is most prevalent in Israel, where it is carried by 2,126 people, or 1 in 4,025. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 26 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 23 percent live and Jerusalem District, where 14 percent live. Outside of Israel Ben Yaakov exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 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 Yaakov
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