Benedicto Surname

10,682nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Benedicto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benedicto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania26,5901:1,991263
Philippines16,2281:6,238534
Spain3,0601:15,2781,739
Brazil2,1971:97,4393,664
Malawi1,6211:10,5611,629
United States7901:458,80939,173
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Argentina3021:141,53411,975
France2871:231,43835,907
Dominican Republic2771:37,6642,069
Canada1681:219,31921,150
Mexico1091:1,138,77314,108
United Arab Emirates861:106,5389,171
Peru811:392,39712,711
Cuba691:166,9963,861
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
England201:2,785,90397,972
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
India51:153,413,076951,030
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
China31:455,773,85521,925
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Bénédicto (1) are calculated separately.

Benedicto (131,842) may also be a first name.

Benedicto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benedicto (Marathi: बेनेडीकटो) is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant: Bénédicto. Click here for further potential spellings of Benedicto.

How Common Is The Last Name Benedicto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,682nd most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 138,504 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Benedicto live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,916th most widely held first name on earth, held by 131,842 people.

Benedicto is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 26,590 people, or 1 in 1,991. In Tanzania Benedicto is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 32 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 11 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 10 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 60 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 31 percent reside and Spain, where 6 percent reside.

Benedicto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benedicto has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 39,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benedicto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Benedicto are 38.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Benedicto earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 1.33% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,127 per year; in South Africa they earn 15.8% less than the national average, earning R 200,100 per year; in United States they earn 11.3% more than the national average, earning $48,026 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.87% less than the national average, earning $45,774 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Benedicto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benedicto in the Marathi language
बेनेडीकटोbenedikato50
बेनिडक्टोbenidakto50

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Footnotes

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