Benfante Surname

397,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Benfante Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benfante Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4711:129,84421,029
United States3341:1,085,20678,873
Belgium681:169,06823,042
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benafante943/
Benfant9332/
Bonfante888,339/
Benfanti88146/
Bunfante884/
Benfanta881/
Boenfant881/
Benfunte881/
Banfante881/
Benvante881/
Benavente8232,894/
Buonfante8262/
Benavinte8239/
Bonifante8216/
Benavante826/
Bonfantte825/
Benevante822/
Bon Fante822/
Bonafante822/
Benfantti821/
Bonefante821/
Bowenfant821/
Benefanti821/
Bonfantee821/
Bouenfant820/
Bonfant8070/
Benvant802/
Benfned801/
Buenavente782,821/
Buenavinte7812/
Benavenute7810/
Benaventte789/
Beunavente785/
Benaviente783/
Benfacenti782/
Benauvente782/
Bueno Fant782/
Buonifante781/
Ben Avente781/
Benavenete781/
Benaventae781/
Beneavente781/
Buenvaente781/
Beanavente781/
Bonfanti7518,462/
Benavent755,906/
Bonifant75557/
Bonefant7541/
Benifand7539/
Bonfonte7531/
Benvente7510/
Benevant754/
Bonfanto753/
Benfonti751/
Bonafant751/
Benavant751/
Bienfnot751/
Benvanti751/
Benavént751/
Bunfanti751/
Banfanti751/
Bonfanta751/
Bonfanty751/
Bunfanty750/
Buenafuente7499/
Bueno Fonte745/
Buenavennte743/
Buenaviente743/
Bueanavente741/
Buenaveinte741/
Buenaventte741/
Benfenati711,460/
Benaventa711,427/
Benevente71439/
Bonafonte71346/
Benavento71156/
Bonifanti71131/
Bonfantti71116/
Benufinit7168/
Benaventi7139/
Benvenute7137/
Benivente7118/
Bonnafant7110/
Bonnefant716/
Bonifonte716/
Buonfanti716/
Bonavante715/
Buenvente715/
Bonafanti713/
Buenavent712/
Benovente712/
Benavenut712/
Bonnifant711/
Bonufanti711/
Benvanuti711/
Benvanuto711/
Benvenete711/
Benvaenta711/
Benvenite711/
Benavanta711/
Benavinti711/
Bonavinte711/
Bneavente711/
Penafonte711/
Benevonte711/
Bounefant710/
Buenaventuea701/
Benevenute67396/
Benavenuto67288/
Benfenatti6761/
Bonfand6743/
Benavinuto6737/
Buenaventa6729/
Benavenuti6719/
Benaventti6714/
Benavenuta6713/
Benvent6710/
Benvenutte6710/
Benu-Fanda679/
Bienvenite677/
Buonafonte676/
Banvant673/
Bonfont672/
Buenaventi672/
Buenevente672/
Buenaventu671/
Benvenuteo671/
Bonavanete671/
Buenavinti671/
bin Afande671/
bin Afandt671/
Benavinoto671/
Benevenite671/
Bonnafonte671/
Penfand670/
Bonneufant670/
Bonneafant670/

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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
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  • 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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