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

The last name Benedit (Hindi: बेनेदित, Marathi: बेनेडीत, Oriya: େବେନଦିତ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Bénédit. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 292,126^th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,567,262 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Benedit reside; 30 percent reside in West Africa and 30 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Benedit is also the 180,706^th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 1,791 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 388 people, or 1 in 456,554. In Nigeria Benedit is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 15 percent are found, Lagos, where 10 percent are found and Adamawa, where 8 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Argentina, where 14 percent are found.

Benedit Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Benedit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Benedit surname rose 8,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benedit Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Benedit are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Benedit earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 672.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 149,764 per year and in United States they earn 2.27% more than the national average, earning $44,127 USD per year.