Benedect Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Benedect Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
Benedect (74) may also be a first name.
Benedect Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benedect Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benedect occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Benedect click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benedect? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Benedect occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Benedect live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 74 people.
The surname Benedect is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 67 percent are found and Edo, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.
Benedect Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Benedect has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benedecte | 94 | 42 | / |
| Benediect | 94 | 2 | / |
| Benedeict | 94 | 1 | / |
| Benedec | 93 | 15 | / |
| Benedectte | 89 | 1 | / |
| Benedict | 88 | 67,921 | / |
| Benedeck | 88 | 53 | / |
| Benedekt | 88 | 1 | / |
| Benidect | 88 | 1 | / |
| Benedicte | 82 | 13,222 | / |
| Benedickt | 82 | 118 | / |
| Benedicth | 82 | 69 | / |
| Benedicts | 82 | 24 | / |
| Benedicht | 82 | 4 | / |
| Beneedict | 82 | 3 | / |
| Benedictt | 82 | 1 | / |
| Benedicct | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bienedict | 82 | 1 | / |
| Beniedict | 82 | 1 | / |
| Benedeick | 82 | 0 | / |
| Benedek | 80 | 11,297 | / |
| Benedic | 80 | 1,302 | / |
| Benedex | 80 | 1 | / |
| Benedikt | 75 | 3,390 | / |
| Benedick | 75 | 1,602 | / |
| Benedykt | 75 | 221 | / |
| Benidict | 75 | 111 | / |
| Benedeek | 75 | 21 | / |
| Benedicd | 75 | 7 | / |
| Venedict | 75 | 4 | / |
| Binedict | 75 | 3 | / |
| Benedike | 75 | 2 | / |
| Benediek | 75 | 2 | / |
| Benedizt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beneidek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benedigt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beneedic | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beneditk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benedicx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benedicc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benedicg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Benedektova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Benedikte | 71 | 8 | / |
| Benidickt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Benedique | 71 | 2 | / |
| Benedithc | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beneadick | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beneudick | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benadicth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beanedick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Benidictt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Benedik | 67 | 2,448 | / |
| Benedix | 67 | 1,985 | / |
| Benedyk | 67 | 1,345 | / |
| Benedeková | 67 | 213 | / |
| Benedík | 67 | 53 | / |
| Benedig | 67 | 19 | / |
| Benedekova | 67 | 19 | / |
| Benedék | 67 | 2 | / |
| Binedek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benidek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benidic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benedjk | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Benedect
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis