Benedes Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Benedes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Benedes (7) may also be a first name.
Benedes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benedes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benedes has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Benedes click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benedes? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Benedes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Benedes reside; 75 percent reside in South America and 75 percent reside in Luso-South America. Benedes is also the 4,548,448th most common forename globally, held by 7 people.
The surname Benedes is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil Benedes is mostly concentrated in: Paraná, where 33 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 33 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 33 percent are found. Barring Brazil this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Benedes
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