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

Benedit (Hindi: बेनेदित, Marathi: बेनेडीत, Oriya: େବେନଦିତ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms: Bénédit. For other potential spellings of Benedit click here.

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

The surname Benedit is the 292,126^th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,567,262 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Benedit live; 30 percent live in West Africa and 30 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Benedit is also the 180,706^th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 1,791 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 388 people, or 1 in 456,554. In Nigeria Benedit is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 15 percent reside, Lagos, where 10 percent reside and Adamawa, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Benedit is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Argentina, where 14 percent reside.

Benedit Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Benedit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benedit last name rose 8,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benedit Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Benedit last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political 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.