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

The last name Benedict (Arabic: بينيديكت, Bengali: বেনিডিট, Hindi: बेनेडिक्ट, Marathi: बेनेिडक्ट, Oriya: େବେନଦିକ) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Bénédict. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 8,384^th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 107,294 people. It is predominantly found 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 commonly used first name in the world It is held by 148,629 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 23,708 people, or 1 in 15,288. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 116 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and Nigeria, where 19 percent live.

Benedict Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Benedict has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benedict surname increased 394 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 808 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benedict Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Benedict surname are 15.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.75% being 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.