Benedicte Surname

39,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Benedicte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benedicte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad12,9021:1,053192
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
France531:1,253,259128,888
Cameroon411:506,56340,818
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
Ivory Coast251:922,84923,346
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Bénédicte (35) are calculated separately.

Benedicte (52,775) may also be a first name.

Benedicte Last Name Facts

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

Benedicte has its highest incidence in Chad. It may be found as: Bénédicte. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benedicte? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 39,697th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 551,168 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Benedicte are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Benedicte is also the 17,676th most numerous given name in the world, held by 52,775 people.

Benedicte is most frequently held in Chad, where it is borne by 12,902 people, or 1 in 1,053. Aside from Chad this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Benedicte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Benedicte has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 129 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benedicte Last Name Statistics demography

Benedicte earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.43% less than the national average, earning $37,354 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Benedicte
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