Ben Yakir Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Ben Yakir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben Yakir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel701:122,25213,395
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ben Yakir Last Name Facts

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

Ben Yakir occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

It is the 2,237,939th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name Ben Yakir is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ben Yakir reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

This last name is most frequent in Israel, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 122,252. In Israel it is mostly found in: Central District, where 29 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 21 percent are found and Northern District, where 20 percent are found. Besides Israel Ben Yakir exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
bin Yakir8916/
Ben-Yakir893/
bin Jakir7882/
Ben Jaker781/
bin Jakkir745/
bin Jaakhir701/
bin Jaker6724/
bin Ja'akhir672/
bin Jokir671/
bin Joker561/

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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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  • 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 Yakir
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