Benediktus Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Iceland

Benediktus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benediktus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1511:875,82265,732
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Benediktus (13,341) may also be a first name.

Benediktus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benediktus has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Benediktus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benediktus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,305,105th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Benediktus are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Benediktus is also the 50,377th most numerous forename in the world, borne by 13,341 people.

The surname Benediktus is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 875,822. In Indonesia Benediktus is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 54 percent reside, West Kalimantan, where 25 percent reside and Central Java, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 6 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Benediktus
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