Ebenezer Surname

26,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ebenezer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ebenezer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11,0221:16,0721,554
Ghana4,0871:6,611898
Chad1,2521:10,8561,398
Sri Lanka8771:23,7273,118
India6901:1,111,68945,568
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Tanzania4091:129,44212,139
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
England1661:335,65124,624
Indonesia1341:986,93472,456
Wales1271:24,3662,557
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
United Arab Emirates931:98,5198,703
Cameroon561:370,87632,690
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Australia491:550,93340,757
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Portugal281:372,08012,265
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Barbados251:11,498820
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Fiji11:894,3914,568
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales231:68,1923,286
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Ebenézer (5) are calculated separately.

Ebenezer (234,400) may also be a first name.

Ebenezer Last Name Facts

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

Ebenezer (Hindi: ऐबेनेझर, Marathi: एबेनेझेर, Oriya: ଇେବେନେଜର, Russian: Эбенезер) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Ebenézer. Click here for further potential spellings of Ebenezer.

How Common Is The Last Name Ebenezer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ebenezer is the 26,776th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 363,034 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Ebenezer live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,471st most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 234,400 people.

Ebenezer is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 11,022 people, or 1 in 16,072. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 16 percent reside, Lagos, where 12 percent reside and Ondo, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 20 percent reside and Chad, where 6 percent reside.

Ebenezer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ebenezer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ebenezer last name increased 1,044 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 16,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 552 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ebenezer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ebenezer last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ebenezer surname are 20.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.68% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ebenezer earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 6.2% less than the national average, earning R 222,912 per year and in United States they earn 8.2% less than the national average, earning $39,612 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ebenezer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ebenezer in the Oriya language
ଇେବେନେଜରiebenejara-
Ebenezer in the Marathi language
एबेनेझेरebenejhera88.89
एबेनेजरebenejara11.11
Ebenezer in the Hindi language
ऐबेनेझरaibenejhara40
इबेन्जरibenjara20
एबिनेजेरebinejera20
एबिनेजरebinejara20
Ebenezer in the Russian language
Эбенезерebenezer-

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