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Where Does The Last Name Benavides Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Benavides (Arabic: بينافيدس, Russian: Бенавидес) is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Benavídes, Beñavides, Bénavides or Bénavidès. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benavides? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Benavides is the 2,475^th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 32,668 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Benavides live; 60 percent live in South America and 37 percent live in Caribbean South America. Benavides is also the 412,918^th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 432 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is carried by 72,986 people, or 1 in 655. In Colombia Benavides is mostly concentrated in: Nariño Department, where 34 percent are found, Capital District, where 16 percent are found and Valle del Cauca Department, where 8 percent are found. Barring Colombia it occurs in 77 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Mexico, where 11 percent are found.

Benavides Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Benavides has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benavides surname grew 6,710 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benavides Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Benavides last name are 43.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.39% registered with the party.

The amount Benavides earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.94% less than the national average, earning 242,465 kr per year; in Peru they earn 41.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,508 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.62% less than the national average, earning $20,064,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.7% less than the national average, earning $37,671 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.48% less than the national average, earning $46,462 CAD per year.