Benendict Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Benendict Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benendict Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Benendict (33) may also be a first name.

Benendict Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benendict occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benendict? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Benendict is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Benendict are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Benendict is also the 1,807,719th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 33 people.

The last name Benendict is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 75 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 25 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Kenya, where 14 percent reside.

Benendict Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Benendict has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benendicto9520/
Bnendict941/
Benendikti841/
Benendik8249/
Benendyk714/
Binendijk675/
Bainendik671/
Benin do Couto611/
Binendyk594/
bin Andugut5014/
bin Andugot5013/
bin Andakat505/
bin Ondugut501/

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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 Benendict
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