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Where Does The Last Name Benedict Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Benedict (Arabic: بينيديكت, Bengali: বেনিডিট, Hindi: बेनेडिक्ट, Marathi: बेनेिडक्ट, Oriya: େବେନଦିକ) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Bénédict. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benedict? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 8,384^th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 107,294 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Benedict live; 37 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. Benedict is also the 7,062^nd most common forename in the world, held by 148,629 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 23,708 people, or 1 in 15,288. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 116 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 23 percent are found and Nigeria, where 19 percent are found.

Benedict Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Benedict has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 394 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 808 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benedict Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Benedict last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Benedict last name are 15.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Benedict earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.46% less than the national average, earning 199,148 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.58% more than the national average, earning R 286,536 per year; in United States they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $45,794 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.5% less than the national average, earning $47,945 CAD per year.