Benfeito Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Benfeito Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benfeito Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Canada871:423,51337,101
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
England71:7,959,723202,100
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Benfeito (12) may also be a first name.

Benfeito Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Benfeito Come From? nationality or country of origin

Benfeito occurs more in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Benfeito? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 921,780th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 25,392,146 people. Benfeito occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Benfeito reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Portugal, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 100,175. Other than Portugal Benfeito occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Benfeito Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Benfeito are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Benfeito earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning $40,862 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.37% less than the national average, earning $47,513 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benfeitos941/
Bemfeito8830/
Benfeita8825/
Benfieto882/
Benfeitas8284/
Benfetouh821/
Benfato80141/
Benfeta8012/
Benfetta751,898/
Benfatto751,501/
Bemfeita7540/
Benfetah754/
Benfatho751/
Benfettah71401/
Bemfeitas715/
Benfatous711/
Benfatouh711/
Bemfato679/
Bnfetta671/
Benfata671/
Benfatah631,107/
Benfatta63278/
Benfattah5962/

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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 Benfeito
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