Benedetti Surname

9,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Benedetti Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of Benedetto (blessed).

Benedetti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy40,7611:1,50068
Argentina5,4131:7,896782
Brazil4,8321:44,3031,777
United States4,0781:88,88210,005
France3,2891:20,1952,342
Colombia6441:74,1833,153
Canada4291:85,8879,521
Venezuela3951:76,4663,138
Switzerland3621:22,6883,583
Australia3161:85,4299,880
Uruguay3011:11,4011,280
Chile2291:76,9283,090
Germany1771:454,83340,228
Spain1771:264,13616,593
Belgium1671:68,84211,001
England1451:384,26226,878
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Austria781:109,17215,555
Peru751:423,78813,173
Panama701:55,8892,622
Luxembourg631:9,2151,495
Scotland621:86,3526,198
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Paraguay521:139,1682,946
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Croatia321:132,14418,905
Slovenia271:92,13611,211
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Monaco201:1,85373
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Sweden171:579,22142,433
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Hungary101:981,62846,877
San Marino101:3,321428
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
El Salvador91:704,8763,399
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
China61:227,886,92811,701
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Belize21:177,7373,502
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Bénédetti (4) are calculated separately.

Benedetti (710) may also be a first name.

Benedetti Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Descendant of Benedetto (blessed).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Benedetti Last Name Facts

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

Benedetti (Russian: Бенедетти) is more frequently found in Italy than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Bénédetti. Click here for further possible spellings of Benedetti.

How Common Is The Last Name Benedetti? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 9,046th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 116,323 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Benedetti are found; 65 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 65 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 309,966th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 710 people.

The last name Benedetti is most commonly held in Italy, where it is held by 40,761 people, or 1 in 1,500. In Italy Benedetti is mostly found in: Tuscany, where 21 percent live, Lazio, where 19 percent live and Lombardy, where 15 percent live. Aside from Italy this surname occurs in 78 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 9 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Benedetti Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Benedetti has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Benedetti last name grew 203,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 14,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benedetti Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Benedetti surname are 2.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.02% being registered with the party.

The amount Benedetti earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 7.34% less than the national average, earning €27,826 per year; in Norway they earn 155.15% more than the national average, earning 883,011 kr per year; in Peru they earn 74.05% more than the national average, earning S/. 33,739 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.21% more than the national average, earning R 326,064 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.78% less than the national average, earning $18,212,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.71% more than the national average, earning $49,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.87% more than the national average, earning $54,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Benedetti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benedetti in the Russian language
Бенедеттиbenedetti-

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Benedetti Reference & Research

Benedict DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Benedict FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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