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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 in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Bénédit. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

Benedit is the 292,126^th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,567,262 people. The surname Benedit occurs mostly 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 held forename internationally, borne by 1,791 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 388 people, or 1 in 456,554. In Nigeria Benedit is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 15 percent live, Lagos, where 10 percent live and Adamawa, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Argentina, where 14 percent live.

Benedit Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Benedit Last Name Statistics ^demography

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