Benavides Surname

2,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Benavides Surname Definition:

One who came from Benavides (son of Abidis), in Spain.

Found in Castile. Name of village near Astorga. Derived from words "bena," saintly, plus "vida" - life; hence, a saintly life.

There are three elements in this name: "ben," "avido" and "-z.

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Benavides Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia72,9861:655129
United States25,8331:14,0311,748
Mexico25,5001:4,868626
Ecuador17,9281:887146
Peru15,7721:2,015345
Chile11,9371:1,476295
Costa Rica9,6011:498130
Venezuela9,4451:3,198484
Spain6,6691:7,010866
Nicaragua6,2881:958199
El Salvador5,6431:1,124224
Bolivia2,9891:3,552554
Cuba2,6741:4,309530
Argentina2,5521:16,7491,455
Honduras2,0411:4,320457
Philippines1,7911:56,5269,485
Panama7731:5,061574
Brazil6191:345,83913,286
Dominican Republic4541:22,9801,485
France3851:172,52726,869
Canada2751:133,98413,895
Guatemala2471:65,1122,486
Uruguay1661:20,6732,379
England641:870,59545,570
Italy571:1,072,92471,656
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Belize381:9,3551,258
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Qatar121:196,50026,891
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Norway91:571,36544,190
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Wales41:773,63329,106
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
China31:455,773,85521,925
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3851:130,43812,506

The alternate forms: Benavídes (2), Beñavides (1), Bénavides (1) & Bénavidès (1) are calculated separately.

Benavides (432) may also be a first name.

Benavides Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Benavides (son of Abidis), in Spain.

Found in Castile. Name of village near Astorga. Derived from words "bena," saintly, plus "vida" - life; hence, a saintly life.

There are three elements in this name: "ben," "avido" and "-z." Combined, they mean the greedy son related to the legitimate heir.

"Benavides" could be the patronymic of "Vides," the name by which we know the Cid. Arabists find in this word "hijos del esclavo" or sons of slaves.

Castilian family from don Fernando Alfonso de Benavides, illegitimate son of Emperor don Alfonso VII of Castile.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

The Benavides surname means 'good life', and 'good vision' from the Latin word bene, meaning 'good', and video, meaning 'vision'.

- pablomelvin

Benavides Last Name Facts

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

Benavides (Arabic: بينافيدس, Russian: Бенавидес) is found in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Benavídes, Beñavides, Bénavides or Bénavidès. Click here for further potential spellings of Benavides.

How Common Is The Last Name Benavides? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,475th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,668 people. This 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 412,918th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 432 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is borne by 72,986 people, or 1 in 655. In Colombia Benavides is mostly found in: Nariño Department, where 34 percent reside, Capital District, where 16 percent reside and Valle del Cauca Department, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Colombia Benavides is found in 77 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Mexico, where 11 percent reside.

Benavides Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Benavides has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benavides surname expanded 6,710 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benavides Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

Benavides Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benavides in the Russian language
Бенавидесbenavides-
Benavides in the Arabic language
بينافيدسbynafyds-

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Benavides Reference & Research

Origenes of the Ben-Avides surname - Genealogy and history of the Ben-Avides Family.

Benavides DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Benavides FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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