Benedeto Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Iceland

Benedeto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benedeto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Serbia71:1,020,70729,076
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Benedeto (37) may also be a first name.

Benedeto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benedeto is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benedeto? popularity and diffusion

Benedeto is the 2,237,939th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Benedeto live; 83 percent live in South America and 60 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 37 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 4,978,473. In Brazil Benedeto is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 40 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 26 percent are found and São Paulo, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 18 percent are found and Serbia, where 10 percent are found.

Benedeto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Benedeto has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 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 Benedeto
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