Benavente Surname

16,880th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Benavente Surname User-submission:

The Benavent surname means 'son of the wind', where ben means 'son' and avent means 'wind'. It originates in Catalonia, where there is the "Marquesado of Benavent of Segriá" in Lleida province.

Benavente Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru7,1021:4,475735
Spain5,6221:8,316994
Chile3,8331:4,596604
Guatemala3,1731:5,069692
Philippines2,5581:39,5776,184
Venezuela2,4861:12,1501,061
Mexico2,0001:62,0632,921
United States1,9031:190,46718,884
Argentina1,1941:35,7992,996
Guam5311:30235
France4171:159,28724,743
Northern Mariana Islands3111:17535
Uruguay3081:11,1421,251
Nicaragua2511:23,9881,045
Portugal2261:46,0982,654
Bolivia1821:58,3322,929
Brazil1471:1,456,28848,949
Cuba1161:99,3343,014
Costa Rica781:61,2831,297
Ecuador521:305,8829,057
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Honduras381:232,0122,406
Paraguay381:190,4413,605
England331:1,688,42669,999
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia271:999,84158,390
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Wales61:515,75523,171
Panama61:652,04310,051
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China41:341,830,39216,990
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Suriname11:552,6169,664
East Timor11:1,215,928507
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

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

Benavente (66) may also be a first name.

Benavente Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Benavent surname means 'son of the wind', where ben means 'son' and avent means 'wind'. It originates in Catalonia, where there is the "Marquesado of Benavent of Segriá" in Lleida province.

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The Benavente surname comes from Benvente, a town in Zamora province, Spain.

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Benavente Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benavente (Russian: Бенавенте) is borne by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Bénavente. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benavente? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 16,880th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 221,546 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Benavente are found; 47 percent are found in South America and 22 percent are found in Andean South America. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 66 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Peru, where it is borne by 7,102 people, or 1 in 4,475. In Peru it is most prevalent in: Arequipa Region, where 29 percent live, Lima Province, where 28 percent live and Puno Region, where 18 percent live. Apart from Peru it is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 17 percent live and Chile, where 12 percent live.

Benavente Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Benavente surname are 5.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.37% registered with the party.

The amount Benavente earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 18.78% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,026 per year; in United States they earn 1.79% less than the national average, earning $42,377 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.39% less than the national average, earning $38,061 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Benavente Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benavente in the Russian language
Бенавентеbenavente-

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