Benelis Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Argentina

Benelis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Benelis (10) may also be a first name.

Benelis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benelis is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benelis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Benelis is the 5,057,639th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Benelis reside; 87 percent reside in South America and 47 percent reside in Luso-South America. Benelis is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 86 percent live and São Paulo, where 14 percent live. Excluding Brazil this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 40 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.

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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 Benelis
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