Benedetto Surname

27,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Benedetto Surname Definition:

(Italian) Descendant of Benedetto (blessed).

Benedetto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy9,7101:6,298804
United States4,8571:74,6268,577
Argentina2,1491:19,8901,682
France9721:68,3369,484
Brazil4941:433,34916,443
Canada1961:187,98818,553
Uruguay1701:20,1872,305
Venezuela1321:228,8195,879
Belgium1061:108,45916,244
England1001:557,18134,216
Switzerland921:89,2719,885
Australia761:355,20729,862
Honduras481:183,6762,167
Chile421:419,44011,239
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Austria231:370,23639,193
Israel211:407,50632,346
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
El Salvador121:528,6573,007
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
China51:273,464,31313,838
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Benedetto (27,749) may also be a first name.

Benedetto 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

Benedetto Last Name Facts

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

Benedetto (Arabic: بندتو, Russian: Бенедетто) occurs most in Italy. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Benedetto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benedetto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 27,795th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 376,656 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Benedetto are found; 50 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 29,580th most numerous forename globally It is held by 27,749 people.

The last name Benedetto is most commonly used in Italy, where it is carried by 9,710 people, or 1 in 6,298. In Italy Benedetto is most frequent in: Piedmont, where 33 percent are found, Basilicata, where 12 percent are found and Apulia, where 12 percent are found. Beside Italy this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Argentina, where 11 percent are found.

Benedetto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Benedetto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benedetto surname grew 80,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benedetto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Benedetto surname are 6.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.44% being registered with the party.

The amount Benedetto earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 53.16% more than the national average, earning €45,995 per year; in United States they earn 18.03% more than the national average, earning $50,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.18% more than the national average, earning $57,723 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Benedetto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benedetto in the Russian language
Бенедеттоbenedetto-
Benedetto in the Arabic language
بندتوbndtw-
بنديتوbndytw-

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Benedetto 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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