Last Name BEN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BEN is ranked as the 16721st most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,983.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.62 people named BEN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named BEN is 3,345, the rank is 10,408 and the proportion per 100k Americans named BEN is 1.05.

Last Names BEN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,983 +/-8.0%
  • National Rank 16,721
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.6

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 3,345
  • National Rank 10,408
  • Proportion/100k 1.05

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BEN is 25.4% White, 6.6% Hispanic origin, 29.9% Black, 9.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.9% Two or More Races, and 25.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name BEN have a higher likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BEN is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name BEN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 25.4% 63.9% -38.5%
Hispanic origin 6.6% 16.3% -9.7%
Black 29.9% 12.3% 17.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 9.6% 4.9% 4.7%
Two or more races 2.9% 1.8% 1.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 25.7% 0.7% 25.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BEN is California where 237 people have this name.
  • Alaska is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BEN, as 4.32 in every 100,000 Alaskans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 95th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Alaska is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Missouri (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 113 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names BEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 99 0.77 91.4% Indiana 44 0.67 81.7% Iowa 22 0.72 71.3% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 55 0.56 87.5% Minnesota 36 0.66 80.5% Missouri 60 2 84.9% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 16 2.17 46.1% Ohio 110 0.95 91.6% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 23 0.4 71.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 99 0.77 91.4%
Indiana 44 0.67 81.7%
Iowa 22 0.72 71.3%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 55 0.56 87.5%
Minnesota 36 0.66 80.5%
Missouri 60 2 84.9%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 16 2.17 46.1%
Ohio 110 0.95 91.6%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 23 0.4 71.6%
West State Statistics Last-Names BEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 65.2% Arizona 42 0.63 83.7% California 237 0.61 95.6% Colorado 54 1.01 88.4% Hawaii 6 0.42 4.0% Idaho 8 0.48 3.1% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 28 0.97 76.9% New Mexico 20 0.94 57.7% Oregon 29 0.74 75.6% Utah 33 1.13 75.0% Washington 29 0.41 79.4% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name BEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 65.2%
Arizona 42 0.63 83.7%
California 237 0.61 95.6%
Colorado 54 1.01 88.4%
Hawaii 6 0.42 4.0%
Idaho 8 0.48 3.1%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 28 0.97 76.9%
New Mexico 20 0.94 57.7%
Oregon 29 0.74 75.6%
Utah 33 1.13 75.0%
Washington 29 0.41 79.4%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names BEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 26 0.72 70.5% Maine 10 0.77 3.8% Massachusetts 85 1.26 88.9% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 125 1.4 93.7% New York 117 0.59 92.3% Pennsylvania 76 0.6 89.3% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 8 1.25 53.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 26 0.72 70.5%
Maine 10 0.77 3.8%
Massachusetts 85 1.26 88.9%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 125 1.4 93.7%
New York 117 0.59 92.3%
Pennsylvania 76 0.6 89.3%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 8 1.25 53.2%
South State Statistics Last-Names BEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 40 0.83 82.2% Arkansas 26 0.86 72.8% Delaware 4 0.38 3.5% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 71 0.35 92.1% Georgia 63 0.63 89.6% Kentucky 45 1.03 81.5% Louisiana 107 2.31 89.6% Maryland 34 0.57 83.1% Mississippi 60 2 84.9% North Carolina 45 0.45 89.3% Oklahoma 50 1.29 82.1% South Carolina 25 0.51 78.0% Tennessee 57 0.87 88.5% Texas 124 0.46 92.5% Virginia 59 0.71 89.3% West Virginia 18 0.98 51.1%

South States
State stats for the first name BEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 40 0.83 82.2%
Arkansas 26 0.86 72.8%
Delaware 4 0.38 3.5%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 71 0.35 92.1%
Georgia 63 0.63 89.6%
Kentucky 45 1.03 81.5%
Louisiana 107 2.31 89.6%
Maryland 34 0.57 83.1%
Mississippi 60 2 84.9%
North Carolina 45 0.45 89.3%
Oklahoma 50 1.29 82.1%
South Carolina 25 0.51 78.0%
Tennessee 57 0.87 88.5%
Texas 124 0.46 92.5%
Virginia 59 0.71 89.3%
West Virginia 18 0.98 51.1%
 

Full Names with BEN as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BEN as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named BEN.

The most popular full name is James BEN. 9.60% of all the people named BEN have this given name.

There are 188 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BEN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James BEN 9.60%
2 Daniel BEN 5.39%
3 Joseph BEN 3.28%
4 David BEN 2.81%
5 Richard BEN 2.81%
6 Mercedes BEN 2.58%
7 Shirley BEN 2.34%
8 Aaron BEN 1.41%
9 Charles BEN 1.41%
10 Christopher BEN 1.41%
11 John BEN 1.41%
12 Mark BEN 1.41%
13 Nathan BEN 1.41%
14 Robert BEN 1.41%
15 Adam BEN 1.17%
16 Joyce BEN 1.17%
17 Michael BEN 1.17%
18 Peter BEN 1.17%
19 Tom BEN 1.17%
20 Brian BEN 0.94%

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