Benefit Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Botswana

Benefit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benefit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1181:1,501,21057,254
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Benefit (1,009) may also be a first name.

Benefit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benefit (Russian: Бенефит) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benefit? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,315,412th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name Benefit occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Benefit live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 253,213th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 1,009 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 1,501,210. In Nigeria Benefit is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 82 percent are found, Rivers, where 14 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Benefit occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 16 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benefiet938/
Benefi92103/
Benefie8618/
Benifit862/
Benefis861/
Benafit861/
Benetfi861/
Benefet861/
Benefid860/
Benefied802/
Benefich801/
Benefa7741/
Bonnefoit7514/
Benhefied751/
Benefer71288/
Benhfid71171/
Benifei71130/
Benefee7130/
Beneffy7112/
Benefaa715/
Beneffa714/
Benifio712/
Binefei711/
Benaifi711/
Benifie711/
Benafet711/
Binafit711/
Benhafid67918/
Bonifait67252/
Benifest671/
Benhefer671/
Benifete671/
Boenifet671/
Benieffe671/

Benefit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benefit in the Russian language
Бенефитbenefit-

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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 Benefit
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