Benedith Surname

263,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Benedith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benedith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6871:257,85014,842
Nicaragua3671:16,406902
Honduras2841:31,0441,004
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Belize11:355,4743,977
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Benedith (6,053) may also be a first name.

Benedith Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benedith occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benedith? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 263,749th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,907,438 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Benedith reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Benedith is also the 85,191st most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 6,053 people.

The last name Benedith is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 687 people, or 1 in 257,850. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 13 percent are found, Abia, where 10 percent are found and Kaduna, where 9 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Nicaragua, where 25 percent are found and Honduras, where 19 percent are found.

Benedith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Benedith has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benedith Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Benedith are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Benedith earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.63% less than the national average, earning $30,795 USD per year.

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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 Benedith
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