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

The surname Benavidez is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Benavídez or Beñavidez. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 9,340^th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 120,199 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Benavidez live; 46 percent live in South America and 23 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,282,666^th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 59 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 13,898 people, or 1 in 26,080. In The United States Benavidez is most common in: Texas, where 42 percent are found, California, where 19 percent are found and New Mexico, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 54 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 20 percent are found and Argentina, where 19 percent are found.

Benavidez Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Benavidez has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Benavidez surname rose 66,181 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benavidez Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Benavidez are 41.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.51% being registered with the political party.

The amount Benavidez earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 17.77% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,941 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.59% more than the national average, earning $24,198,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.84% less than the national average, earning $35,883 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.5% less than the national average, earning $46,454 CAD per year.