Benfica Surname

101,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Benfica Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benfica Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4,2921:49,8781,936
Portugal3111:33,4992,065
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
East Timor11:1,215,928507
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Benfica (155) may also be a first name.

Benfica Last Name Facts

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

Benfica occurs most in Brazil. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Benfica.

How Common Is The Last Name Benfica? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benfica is the 101,570th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,567,889 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Benfica reside; 92 percent reside in South America and 92 percent reside in Luso-South America. Benfica is also the 738,219th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 155 people.

Benfica is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 4,292 people, or 1 in 49,878. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Minas Gerais, where 40 percent are found, São Paulo, where 21 percent are found and Espírito Santo, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Brazil Benfica occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 7 percent are found and Mozambique, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benficas934/
Bemfica861,022/
Benfice861/
Benfisa861/
Venfica861/
Benfaiza80224/
Benficio801/
Benfichou754/
Benfichouh711/
Benfekih6715/
Benfekha675/
Benfique673/
Benfiques638/
Benfechouh591/

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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 Benfica
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