Benendict Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Benendict Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
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 surname Benendict is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Benendict.
How Common Is The Last Name Benendict? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly 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. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 33 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Benendict is most frequent in: Rivers, where 75 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 25 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Kenya, where 14 percent live.
Benendict Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Benendict has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benendict last name declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benendicto | 95 | 20 | / |
| Bnendict | 94 | 1 | / |
| Benendikti | 84 | 1 | / |
| Benendik | 82 | 49 | / |
| Benendyk | 71 | 4 | / |
| Binendijk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bainendik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benin do Couto | 61 | 1 | / |
| Binendyk | 59 | 4 | / |
| bin Andugut | 50 | 14 | / |
| bin Andugot | 50 | 13 | / |
| bin Andakat | 50 | 5 | / |
| bin Ondugut | 50 | 1 | / |
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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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