Benatar Surname

281,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Benatar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benatar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3531:188,16629,257
United States3361:1,078,74778,479
South Africa1531:354,10332,399
Canada1191:309,62728,530
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
Venezuela371:816,32613,210
England371:1,505,89364,828
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Australia321:843,61652,533
India301:25,568,846339,406
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Israel241:356,56829,419
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

The alternate forms: Bénatar (1) are calculated separately.

Benatar (344) may also be a first name.

Benatar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benatar is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Bénatar. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benatar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 281,955th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,327,153 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Benatar reside; 31 percent reside in North America and 28 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 470,492nd most commonly held first name on earth, held by 344 people.

The surname Benatar is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 353 people, or 1 in 188,166. In France Benatar is most common in: Île-de-France, where 63 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 15 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 8 percent reside. Excluding France this last name is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Benatar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Benatar has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Benatar last name expanded 1,233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benatar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Benatar surname are 33.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Benatar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 173.9% more than the national average, earning R 650,892 per year; in United States they earn 25.95% more than the national average, earning $54,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.37% more than the national average, earning $78,188 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bénatar951/
Benattar931,167/
Benathar93118/
Benaatar9313/
Benatare938/
Benaetar936/
Benautar931/
Benhattar881/
Benator86113/
Benetar8638/
Banatar866/
Binatar861/
Benattahar821/
Banhatar8016/
Banathar807/
Benedtar806/
Bhanatar804/
Binatare802/
Benatour801/
Binastar801/
Benatore801/
Benateur801/
Bhonatar801/
Benettar801/
Venator71329/
Benetor7119/
Winatar716/
Banator713/
Benettahar711/
Bhanotar67217/
Banottar675/
Vesnator671/
Vinothar531/

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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
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Benatar
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