Ben Yakar Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Ben Yakar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben Yakar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel4361:19,6282,928
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ben Yakar Last Name Facts

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

Ben Yakar is found in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Ben Yakar is the 677,464th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. The last name Ben Yakar occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ben Yakar are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.

This surname is most common in Israel, where it is borne by 436 people, or 1 in 19,628. In Israel it is most numerous in: Central District, where 37 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 28 percent are found and Southern District, where 11 percent are found. Barring Israel Ben Yakar exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ben Yashkar9011/
bin Yakar8915/
Ben-Yakar896/
Ben Yacar891/
bin Jakar7868/
bin Yaakor749/
bin Jaakar743/
bin Jakaar741/
bin Yaacor741/
bin Ja'akar701/
bin Yashkor701/
bin Jokar671/

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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
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  • 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 Yakar
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