Eben Surname

98,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Eben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9251:22,4533,048
Philippines8931:113,36919,602
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
United States6151:589,36448,128
Germany4131:194,92822,513
Indonesia2291:577,50746,152
Nigeria1911:927,44939,947
Belgium1341:85,79613,407
Israel1191:71,9138,842
Tanzania1141:464,40032,092
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Canada461:800,99162,809
Turkey391:1,995,42169,208
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
India241:31,961,058386,265
Chile181:978,69319,774
England171:3,277,533109,658
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Norway121:428,52437,411
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
France91:7,380,302306,885
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belize11:355,4743,977
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

The alternate forms: Ebén (2) & Ében (1) are calculated separately.

Eben (30,966) may also be a first name.

Eben Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eben (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻦ, Marathi: एबेन, Russian: Ебень) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Ebén or Ében. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eben? popularity and diffusion

Eben is the 98,520th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,514,453 people. The surname Eben occurs mostly in Africa, where 43 percent of Eben reside; 24 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 20 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Eben is also the 27,241st most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 30,966 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 925 people, or 1 in 22,453. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 46 percent reside, Centre Region, where 24 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 19 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 19 percent reside and Ghana, where 16 percent reside.

Eben Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Eben has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eben surname rose 459 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eben Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eben surname are 32.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.03% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Eben earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 16.49% more than the national average, earning 403,165 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $45,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.44% less than the national average, earning $43,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ebén922/
Ében921/
Ieben8957,757/
Eiben892,604/
Ebuen891,789/
Geben89823/
Oeben89501/
Ebeng89398/
Eyben89359/
Esben89242/
Heben89214/
Jeben89124/
Euben8950/
Yeben8946/
Ehben8946/
Ebent8934/
Ebien8924/
Ebend8912/
Etben896/
Ejben895/
Ebeun893/
Eeben893/
Ebenå893/
Aeben891/
Ebaen891/
Eboen891/
Ebenn891/
Ebn8676/
Hoeben801,936/
Esbend80293/
Geiben80195/
Jebeng80100/
Eijben8050/
Heeben8048/
Ebendt8030/
Jebeen8027/
Ebenne8014/
Heiben803/
Jebehn803/
Esbenk802/
Hebien802/
Heuben802/
Jebenn801/
Heaben801/
Heyben801/
Hieben801/
Jebent801/
Jebuen801/
Yebien801/
Gebehn801/
Yebeen801/
Hebent800/
Hesben800/
Heboen800/
Ewen7511,466/
Oben758,597/
Aben757,455/
Iben753,355/
Ebem751,869/
Ebin751,593/
Ebne75512/
Eewn7533/
Yben7525/
Ebyn755/
Oebn752/
Jben752/
Jebn752/
Ebnd752/
Ebnn752/
Ebhn751/
Ebng751/
Eubn751/
Hebn751/
Ebnc751/
Ebnt751/
Eabn751/
Ejbn751/
Iebn751/
Ebengue732,203/
Ebengne7341/
Hesbeen7326/
Ebenová738/
Ebehene732/
Ebenowa732/
Hebenth731/
Jesbeen731/
Eaibeen731/
Esbenck731/
Jebenth731/
Hyebeen731/
Hiebend730/
Ebina6721,283/
Abien6716,096/
Jebin676,380/
Haben672,359/
Obien671,751/
Hoben671,225/
Heesbeen67801/
Ebing67639/
Hewen67483/
Empen67443/
Ebion67280/
Gebin67273/
Hiben67261/
Ihben67257/
Ewaen67229/
Ibeng67199/
Esbin67173/
Aiben67170/
Abeen67166/
Eiwen67159/
Ijben67145/
Ibeun67137/
Hyben67122/
Ewien67105/
Eibin6794/
Giben6776/
Ehven6775/
Yoben6769/
Ebink6768/
Eibenová6761/
Hebin6754/
Ibien6752/
Abuen6749/
Jiben6748/
Jbeen6739/
Ewend6732/
Aebin6731/
Aboen6730/
Obuen6730/
Euwen6728/
Ejbin6726/
Yebne6725/
Eiven6723/
Ehibenne6723/
Jeebn6720/
Isben6719/
Yiben6717/
Yebem6717/
Aaben6714/
Jeewn6711/
Hebem6710/
Eewin6710/
Ewuen679/
Ebinc678/
Höben678/
Eebin677/
Yebin677/
Ebyna677/
Jbien676/
Jween676/
Ayben676/
Ebeem676/
Eybin675/
Ibeen675/
Obenn675/
Eubin674/
Jebem674/
Ibuen674/
Esuen674/
Eaven673/
Obeen673/
Ebnne673/
Eehwn673/
Geewn673/
Ybeng673/
Hebyn673/
Ewent672/
Jebne672/
Jeevn672/
Ahben672/
Ébend672/
Eibenova672/
Eibyn672/
Uiben671/
Heibn671/
Hebne671/
Easbn671/
Ebhng671/
Ebind671/
Ebisn671/
Eyuen671/
Eyven671/
Abenn671/
Ybene671/
Ebaenowa671/
Ebyon671/
Eewen671/
Ehwen671/
Ibend671/
Itben671/
Hebenová671/
Eween671/
Ebuin671/
Ibenn671/
Yoebn671/
Eubnh671/
Jbaen671/
Jbeng671/
Jejbn671/
Heewn671/
Heabn671/
Eabin670/
Abehn670/
Ewenn670/
Eeven670/

Eben Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eben in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻦabn-
Eben in the Marathi language
एबेनebena-
Eben in the Russian language
Ебеньeben-

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