Benfante Surname
Approximately 887 people bear this surname
Benfante Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 471 | 1:129,844 | 21,029 |
| United States | 334 | 1:1,085,206 | 78,873 |
| Belgium | 68 | 1:169,068 | 23,042 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Benfante Demographics
Average Benfante Salary in
United States
$48,945 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benfante Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benfante Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benfante is carried by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benfante? popularity and diffusion
The last name Benfante is the 397,164th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,215,948 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Benfante live; 53 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 53 percent live in Italic Europe.
The last name Benfante is most widespread in Italy, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 129,844. In Italy Benfante is primarily found in: Sicily, where 85 percent reside, Liguria, where 4 percent reside and Lombardy, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Italy this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Belgium, where 8 percent reside.
Benfante Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Benfante surname are 6.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.65% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Benfante earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.43% more than the national average, earning $48,945 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.2% less than the national average, earning $43,622 CAD per year.
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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 Benfante
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