Benedita Surname

366,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Benedita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benedita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil7781:275,16010,590
Portugal1421:73,3683,778
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
United States81:45,307,367917,113
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England21:27,859,030389,889
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Benedita (191,948) may also be a first name.

Benedita Last Name Facts

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

Benedita (Marathi: बेनेडीटा, Oriya: େବେନଦିତା, Russian: Бенэдита) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benedita? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 366,882nd most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,421,126 people. The surname Benedita is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Benedita are found; 79 percent are found in South America and 79 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 5,454th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 191,948 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 778 people, or 1 in 275,160. In Brazil Benedita is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 42 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 25 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Brazil Benedita is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Benedita Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benedita has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benedita surname rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Benedita Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benedita in the Oriya language
େବେନଦିତାebenadita-
Benedita in the Marathi language
बेनेडीटाbenedita41.67
बेनेिडटाbeneidata25
बॅनेिडटाbeneidata16.67
मेनेडीटाmenedita8.33
बेनेिदताbeneidata8.33
Benedita in the Russian language
Бенэдитаbenedita-

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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
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  • 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 Benedita
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