Ben Yair Surname

321,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Ben Yair Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben Yair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1,1531:7,4221,151
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Ben Yair Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ben Yair is more frequently found in Israel than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Ben Yair click here.

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

It is the 321,573rd most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,276,956 people. Ben Yair is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ben Yair live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in Israel, where it is carried by 1,153 people, or 1 in 7,422. In Israel it is most frequent in: Central District, where 22 percent live, Jerusalem District, where 21 percent live and Southern District, where 21 percent live. Other than Israel it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Ben Yair Last Name Statistics demography

Ben Yair earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 262.75% more than the national average, earning R 862,032 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ben-Yair88128/
bin Yahir826/
Ben Yaher823/
bin Yaer751/
bin Jahir71133/
bin Yaher711/
bin Ihahir671/
bin Jaer632/
bin Jauhair631/
bin Johaire631/
bin Johir594/
bin Jaher592/

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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 Yair
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