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

The last name Benfit is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Benfit.

How Common Is The Last Name Benfit? popularity and diffusion

Benfit is the 1,943,350th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Benfit are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Benfit is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 4,027,321. In The United States Benfit is primarily found in: Oregon, where 54 percent live, Washington, where 18 percent live and South Dakota, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States it 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 prevalency of Benfit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Benfit surname increased 9,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benfit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Benfit surname are 42.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.15% registered with the political 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
  • 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 Benfit
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