Benfit Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Benfit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benfit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Benfit Last Name Facts

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

Benfit is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benfit? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,943,350th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Benfit reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 4,027,321. In The United States Benfit is most frequent in: Oregon, where 54 percent live, Washington, where 18 percent live and South Dakota, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States Benfit is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Benfit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Benfit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benfit last name grew 9,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benfit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Benfit surname are 42.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.15% registered with the party.

Benfit earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.76% less than the national average, earning $41,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benfiet9241/
Benfite920/
Benfi917/
Bienfait864,822/
Benfei833/
Benfis831/
Benfaid77452/
Bienfet7717/
Benfaiz771/
Binfait771/
Binfite771/
Bienfai771/
Benfa738/
Benfe733/
Benfy730/
Beunffet711/
Bienfaît711/
Behnfidh711/
Benfiedd711/
Benfer672,245/
Binfet67263/
Benfey6756/
Wemfit676/
Bynfet676/
Buenfe675/
Benfaa674/
Binfei672/
Bienfe671/
Benfeu671/
Benfeh671/
Bemfei671/
Bienfa671/
Benfoy670/
Benfee670/

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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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  • 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 Benfit
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