Benedito Surname

17,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Angola

Benedito Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benedito Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil12,9751:16,499830
Angola8,6761:3,111484
Mozambique6,7981:4,010928
Spain1,1931:39,1893,832
Portugal6421:16,2281,193
Philippines6241:162,24126,692
France2151:308,94347,111
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Argentina1221:350,35627,444
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
England231:2,422,52489,093
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Panama131:300,9437,078
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Wales81:386,81619,671
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
India61:127,844,230863,365
São Tomé and Príncipe51:35,4851,708
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Benedito (419,551) may also be a first name.

Benedito Last Name Facts

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

Benedito (Marathi: बेनेडीटो) is found most frequently in Brazil. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benedito? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benedito is the 17,471st most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 229,761 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Benedito live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 2,439th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 419,551 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 12,975 people, or 1 in 16,499. In Brazil Benedito is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 53 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this last name exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 27 percent are found and Mozambique, where 21 percent are found.

Benedito Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Benedito has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 8,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benedito Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Benedito are 1.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.35% registered with the party.

The amount Benedito earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning R 272,628 per year; in United States they earn 3.14% less than the national average, earning $41,793 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.33% more than the national average, earning $66,243 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Benedito Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benedito in the Marathi language
बेनेडीटोbenedito60
बेनेडीतोbenedito40

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Benedito
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