Ben is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ben
No. of characters: 3
Origin: England
Meaning:

Ben is the variation of Bent. An open plain, common or moor.

Form of Benn. See Benjamin - The personal name. As a surname it is chiefly, but not altogether, confide to the Jewish families. The derivative surnames are Benn, Bean, Benns, Benson, Benhacock, Bencock, Benkin, Benny, Bense.

Is the variant of Bent. Dweller at an unenclosed pasture, moor or health; dweller where bent grass grew.

Ben is the variant form of Bent. Dweller at an unenclosed pasture, moor or health; dweller where bent grass grew.

Family name Ben is a variation of Benn. See Benjamin - The personal name. As a surname it is chiefly, but not altogether, confide to the Jewish families. The derivative surnames are Benn, Bean, Benns, Benson, Benhacock, Bencock, Benkin, Benny, Bense.

Ben is a variant of Bent. An open plain, common or moor.

How popular is Ben?

Ben is common in Nigeria, Morocco, India, Papua New Guinea, Libya, Algeria, Cambodia, United States, Sudan, Ghana, Indonesia, South Africa, France, Myanmar, Kenya, Ukraine, Zimbabwe, Philippines, Spain, Russia, Togo, China, Vanuatu, Chad, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Solomon Islands, Tanzania, Botswana, Israel, Malaysia, England, Mali, Fiji, Tunisia, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, DR Congo, Sri Lanka, Gabon, Germany, Dominican Republic, Czechia, Kiribati, Taiwan, Belgium, Singapore, Netherlands, Thailand, Ivory Coast, New Zealand, Japan, Poland, Italy, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Iran, Malawi, Uruguay, Lesotho.

Ben is ranked 2890 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bens grew by 19.31 per cent to 3386 since 2000 and ranked 9596 after elevating 812 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 27.76 29.92
White 26.08 25.37
American Indian and Alaska Native 24.9 25.69
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 11.58 9.55
Hispanic or Latino 6.82 6.62
Others 2.86 2.85
Ben is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria however Vanuatu lie ahead in terms of density. Around 194297 people have been found who wears Ben as their family name. Ben is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Ben:
445 Nigeria54,199
24 Morocco41,339
3,996 India13,136
Countries with thousands of Ben:
24 Papua New Guinea9,538
149 Libya8,941
803 Algeria7,603
507 Cambodia6,103
8,202 United States5,125
1,185 Sudan4,480
936 Ghana3,879
4,695 Indonesia3,252
3,413 South Africa2,033
4,032 France2,000
466 Myanmar1,983
2,752 Kenya1,894
3,317 Ukraine1,839
1,029 Zimbabwe1,794
11,886 Philippines1,461
3,308 Spain1,412
13,392 Russia1,305
1,305 Togo1,155
313 China1,116
36 Vanuatu1,062
1,627 Chad1,059
Countries with hundreds of Ben:
4,349 Saudi Arabia994
8,316 Egypt946
22 Solomon Islands851
6,793 Tanzania828
351 Botswana778
1,767 Israel742
3,574 Malaysia662
9,677 England622
949 Mali581
217 Fiji566
72 Tunisia566
8,082 Canada521
7,036 Australia467
19,923 Brazil403
436 Hong Kong380
15,252 Turkey370
3,225 United Arab Emirates311
23,516 DR Congo301
7,441 Sri Lanka292
1,394 Gabon253
33,780 Germany232
2,375 Dominican Republic231
8,160 Czechia218
170 Kiribati214
1,060 Taiwan210
9,947 Belgium186
1,124 Singapore184
15,250 Netherlands182
72,080 Thailand172
6,497 Ivory Coast171
4,714 New Zealand168
17,861 Japan165
29,809 Poland164
45,150 Italy151
11,765 Belarus131
14,581 Kazakhstan123
4,071 Kuwait116
36,723 Iran110
16,499 Malawi105
3,765 Uruguay105
4,188 Lesotho101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
584 Djibouti100
5,195 Portugal94
3,085 Bahrain88
22,424 Romania86
28,034 Uganda81
2,511 Panama75
8,412 Iraq68
23,130 Pakistan65
13,875 Switzerland57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
248 Marshall Islands50
6,498 Latvia48
14,831 Uzbekistan44
5,115 Cuba42
477 Micronesia40
12,962 Niger39
14,872 Finland33
48,340 Cameroon32
48,387 Greece32
7,248 Azerbaijan30
29,049 Mexico25
11,507 Scotland24
95,340 Argentina23
9,426 Lebanon22
8,707 Ireland21
8,761 Mongolia19
2,420 Vietnam18
42,433 Sweden17
16,023 Qatar16
2,071 Rwanda16
4,918 Transnistria16
1,935 Iceland15
11,575 Burkina Faso14
17,893 Liberia14
12,957 Mauritania14
34,015 Norway14
25,468 Venezuela14
4,278 Tajikistan13
17,028 Afghanistan12
46,216 Benin11
1,328 Saint Lucia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
5,818 Guyana10
9,170 Syria10
13,537 Bangladesh9
36,734 Denmark9
14,518 Ethiopia9
3,802 Madagascar9
7,804 Armenia8
17,304 Georgia8
3,029 Guam8
19,671 Wales8
15,723 Congo7
32,975 Moldova7
1,243 South Korea7
1,961 American Samoa6
37,744 Bulgaria6
4,885 Nicaragua6
6,082 Oman6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Walter Ben worked as workman and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 24 years old embarked for USA from Greenock on Tadmor and arrived on June 16, 1849. 24 years old Walter Ben, 28 years old R. Ben, 24 years old Agnes Ben, 24 years old Elzbt. Ben, are other Ben that migrated to US.

From Germany

26 years old apothecary Lorenz Ben who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on January 15, 1894 by Wieland put out from Hamburg & Havre. 36 years old Anna Ben, Maria Ben (10), 33 years old Michael Ben, Martha Ben, aged 19, Pauline Ben, 25 years old Heinrich Ben, Albertine Ben, Balshazar Ben (35) Laborer, and 35 other Ben around 45% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and shepherd migrated to US from Bremen, Halifax, Liverpool, Queenstown & St. Johns, Havre and Liverpool & Queenstown.

Ben Namesakes

  • Menahem Ben, Israeli poet and journalist and an outspoken literary and culture critic
  • Jorge Ben, musical artist
  • Zehava Ben, is one of the most popular Israeli female vocalists
  • Ji Ben, imperial physician
  • Helen van der Ben, former Dutch field hockey defender
  • Sun Ben, cousin of Sun Quan
  • Party Ben, DJ in San Francisco
  • Lisa Ben, American editor, author, and songwriter
  • Huddersfield Ben, an early Yorkshire Terrier
  • Cyann & Ben, Parisian experimental rock band, formed in 2001

Ben Namesakes

  • Menahem Ben, Israeli poet and journalist and an outspoken literary and culture critic
  • Jorge Ben, musical artist
  • Zehava Ben, is one of the most popular Israeli female vocalists
  • Ji Ben, imperial physician
  • Helen van der Ben, former Dutch field hockey defender
  • Sun Ben, cousin of Sun Quan
  • Party Ben, DJ in San Francisco
  • Lisa Ben, American editor, author, and songwriter
  • Huddersfield Ben, an early Yorkshire Terrier
  • Cyann & Ben, Parisian experimental rock band, formed in 2001

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