Benezeth Surname
Approximately 5,615 people bear this surname
Benezeth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,009 | 1:10,569 | 1,368 |
| France | 558 | 1:119,037 | 17,984 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Bénézeth (2) & Bénèzeth (1) are calculated separately.
Benezeth (2,458) may also be a first name.
Benezeth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benezeth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benezeth is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Bénézeth or Bénèzeth. Click here for further potential spellings of Benezeth.
How Common Is The Last Name Benezeth? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 85,855th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,297,871 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Benezeth live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Benezeth is also the 149,177th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 2,458 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,009 people, or 1 in 10,569. In Tanzania Benezeth is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 54 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 17 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Benezeth is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in France, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benezet | 93 | 1,096 | / |
| Bénézeth | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bénèzeth | 92 | 1 | / |
| Benazeth | 88 | 407 | / |
| Benizeth | 88 | 5 | / |
| Bienezet | 88 | 1 | / |
| Beneyzet | 88 | 1 | / |
| Benezete | 88 | 1 | / |
| Benezets | 88 | 0 | / |
| Benerzet | 88 | 0 | / |
| Benezett | 88 | 0 | / |
| Benezette | 82 | 56 | / |
| Benazet | 80 | 1,672 | / |
| Benezit | 80 | 492 | / |
| Beneset | 80 | 9 | / |
| Benizet | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bénezet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Benechet | 75 | 14 | / |
| Beneseit | 75 | 6 | / |
| Bénazeth | 75 | 5 | / |
| Benizette | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bénézet | 67 | 292 | / |
| Binazet | 67 | 59 | / |
| Bénazet | 67 | 14 | / |
| Banizet | 67 | 9 | / |
| Benaset | 67 | 7 | / |
| Benejit | 67 | 5 | / |
| Benegit | 67 | 5 | / |
| Benecit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boneset | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benezid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benozit | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Benezeth
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