Benedix Surname

208,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Benedix Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Benedict (blessed).

Benedix Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2661:63,5908,169
United States4841:748,88258,523
Brazil1421:1,507,56650,366
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
England151:3,714,537119,675
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Benedix (17) may also be a first name.

Benedix Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Benedict (blessed).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Benedix Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benedix (Marathi: बेनेडीक्स) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benedix? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 208,375th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,671,308 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Benedix reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Benedix is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 1,266 people, or 1 in 63,590. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 36 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent reside. Beside Germany it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Benedix Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Benedix has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,513 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benedix Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Benedix last name are 45.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 98.31% being registered with the political party.

Benedix earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.66% less than the national average, earning $42,864 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Benedix Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benedix in the Marathi language
बेनेडीक्सbenediksa-

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