Benavente Surname
Approximately 32,894 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 7,102 | 1:4,475 | 735 |
| Spain | 5,622 | 1:8,316 | 994 |
| Chile | 3,833 | 1:4,596 | 604 |
| Guatemala | 3,173 | 1:5,069 | 692 |
| Philippines | 2,558 | 1:39,577 | 6,184 |
| Venezuela | 2,486 | 1:12,150 | 1,061 |
| Mexico | 2,000 | 1:62,063 | 2,921 |
| United States | 1,903 | 1:190,467 | 18,884 |
| Argentina | 1,194 | 1:35,799 | 2,996 |
| Guam | 531 | 1:302 | 35 |
| France | 417 | 1:159,287 | 24,743 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 311 | 1:175 | 35 |
| Uruguay | 308 | 1:11,142 | 1,251 |
| Nicaragua | 251 | 1:23,988 | 1,045 |
| Portugal | 226 | 1:46,098 | 2,654 |
| Bolivia | 182 | 1:58,332 | 2,929 |
| Brazil | 147 | 1:1,456,288 | 48,949 |
| Cuba | 116 | 1:99,334 | 3,014 |
| Costa Rica | 78 | 1:61,283 | 1,297 |
| Ecuador | 52 | 1:305,882 | 9,057 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| Honduras | 38 | 1:232,012 | 2,406 |
| Paraguay | 38 | 1:190,441 | 3,605 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
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.
- lucasbenaventThe Benavente surname comes from Benvente, a town in Zamora province, Spain.
- lbgBenavente Demographics
Average Male Benavente Height
173.41 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Benavente Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benavente Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benavente (Russian: Бенавенте) has its highest incidence in Peru. It can appear as a variant: Bénavente. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benavente? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 16,880th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 221,546 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Benavente live; 47 percent live in South America and 22 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 1,201,840th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 66 people.
Benavente is most frequently held in Peru, where it is borne by 7,102 people, or 1 in 4,475. In Peru Benavente is most numerous in: Arequipa Region, where 29 percent live, Lima Province, where 28 percent live and Puno Region, where 18 percent live. Excluding Peru this last name 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 last name are 5.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.37% registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bénavente | 96 | 1 | / |
| Benaventes | 95 | 36 | / |
| Benaventte | 95 | 9 | / |
| Beunavente | 95 | 5 | / |
| Benaviente | 95 | 3 | / |
| Benauvente | 95 | 2 | / |
| Benaventer | 95 | 1 | / |
| Beanavente | 95 | 1 | / |
| Beneavente | 95 | 1 | / |
| Benavent | 94 | 5,906 | / |
| Bonavente | 89 | 1,790 | / |
| Benaventa | 89 | 1,427 | / |
| Benevente | 89 | 439 | / |
| Venavente | 89 | 247 | / |
| Binavente | 89 | 60 | / |
| Benavinte | 89 | 39 | / |
| Benaventi | 89 | 39 | / |
| Banavente | 89 | 10 | / |
| Benavante | 89 | 6 | / |
| Benovente | 89 | 2 | / |
| Benavemte | 89 | 1 | / |
| Benaventti | 84 | 14 | / |
| Bonaavente | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bonaventie | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bénavent | 82 | 1 | / |
| Benavént | 82 | 1 | / |
| Benovent | 82 | 0 | / |
| Beneventi | 78 | 2,963 | / |
| Bonaventi | 78 | 192 | / |
| Venaventa | 78 | 161 | / |
| Bonavante | 78 | 5 | / |
| Benevante | 78 | 2 | / |
| Bonavinte | 78 | 1 | / |
| Benevonte | 78 | 1 | / |
| Banevente | 78 | 1 | / |
| Benavinti | 78 | 1 | / |
| Beneventti | 74 | 26 | / |
| Vuenaventa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Benowent | 71 | 0 | / |
| Boneventi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vinavinte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Binawanti | 56 | 1 | / |
Benavente Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benavente in the Russian language | ||
| Бенавенте | benavente | - |
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