Benedect Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kenya

Benedect Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benedect Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

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

Benedect is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benedect? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Benedect reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Benedect is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 74 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 67 percent are found and Edo, where 33 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.

Benedect Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benedect has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benedect surname contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Benedect
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