Benavista Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Benavista Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benavista Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Benavista Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benavista is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benavista? popularity and diffusion

The last name Benavista is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Benavista occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Benavista reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Benavista is most prevalent in: Nakuru County, where 100 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Benavista
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