Benignus Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Benignus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benignus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1561:339,36925,249
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
France191:3,495,933219,029
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Benignus (684) may also be a first name.

Benignus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benignus is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benignus? popularity and diffusion

Benignus is the 790,102nd most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 20,413,294 people. The surname Benignus occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Benignus are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 316,415th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 684 people.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 339,369. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 90 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 6 percent are found and Singida Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.

Benignus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Benignus last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Benignus last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

Benignus earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.46% less than the national average, earning $36,046 USD per year.

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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 Benignus
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