Benfeitas Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Benfeitas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 79 | 1:2,709,802 | 80,941 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Benfeitas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benfeitas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benfeitas is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benfeitas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,047,559th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name Benfeitas is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Benfeitas live; 98 percent live in South America and 94 percent live in Luso-South America.
The last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 2,709,802. In Brazil Benfeitas is primarily concentrated in: Rio de Janeiro, where 84 percent reside, Espírito Santo, where 9 percent reside and Paraná, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Brazil this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 4 percent reside and Portugal, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benfeita | 94 | 25 | / |
| Bemfeitas | 89 | 5 | / |
| Benfeitos | 89 | 1 | / |
| Benfeta | 88 | 12 | / |
| Benfetta | 82 | 1,898 | / |
| Benfeito | 82 | 287 | / |
| Bemfeita | 82 | 40 | / |
| Benfetah | 82 | 4 | / |
| Benfettah | 78 | 401 | / |
| Bnfetta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benfata | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benfatah | 71 | 1,107 | / |
| Benfatta | 71 | 278 | / |
| Bemfeito | 71 | 30 | / |
| Benfieto | 71 | 2 | / |
| Benfetousse | 70 | 1 | / |
| Benfattah | 67 | 62 | / |
| Benfetouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benfatous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benfato | 63 | 141 | / |
| Benfetouche | 60 | 1 | / |
| Benfatto | 59 | 1,501 | / |
| Benfatho | 59 | 1 | / |
| Benfettouche | 57 | 1 | / |
| Benfatouh | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bemfato | 50 | 9 | / |
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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 Benfeitas
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