Benita Surname
Approximately 4,368 people bear this surname
Benita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 1,267 | 1:6,754 | 1,034 |
| DR Congo | 1,163 | 1:63,525 | 7,507 |
| Indonesia | 334 | 1:395,956 | 33,634 |
| France | 319 | 1:208,222 | 32,359 |
| Spain | 252 | 1:185,524 | 12,982 |
| Mexico | 245 | 1:506,638 | 9,036 |
| Dominican Republic | 223 | 1:46,784 | 2,447 |
| Nigeria | 117 | 1:1,514,041 | 57,594 |
| United States | 116 | 1:3,124,646 | 180,867 |
| India | 116 | 1:6,612,633 | 149,434 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Bénita (2) & Beñita (1) are calculated separately.
Benita (225,027) may also be a first name.
Benita Demographics
Average Benita Salary in
United States
$38,221 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benita Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benita Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benita (Arabic: بينيتا, Georgian: ბენიტა, Hindi: बेनीता, Marathi: बेिनता, Oriya: େବନିତା, Russian: Бенита, Tibetan: བི་ནི་ཏ་) is most common in Israel. It may also occur as: Bénita or Beñita. Click here for further potential spellings of Benita.
How Common Is The Last Name Benita? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 106,931st most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,668,394 people. Benita is predominantly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Benita reside; 29 percent reside in West Asia and 29 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Benita is also the 4,655th most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 225,027 people.
The last name Benita is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 1,267 people, or 1 in 6,754. In Israel it is most numerous in: Southern District, where 30 percent reside, Central District, where 24 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 17 percent reside. Other than Israel this surname occurs in 62 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.
Benita Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Benita has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 11,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Benita Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (70%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Benita surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Benita earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 56.66% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,402 per year and in United States they earn 11.42% less than the national average, earning $38,221 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benita Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benita in the Georgian language | ||
| ბენიტა | benita | - |
| Benita in the Tibetan language | ||
| བི་ནི་ཏ་ | binita | - |
| Benita in the Oriya language | ||
| େବନିତା | ebanita | 68.97 |
| େବନୀତା | ebanita | 13.79 |
| େବନିତ | ebanita | 13.79 |
| ବନିତା | banita | 3.45 |
| Benita in the Hindi language | ||
| बेनीता | benita | 33.33 |
| बेनिता | benita | 22.22 |
| विनिता | vinita | 11.11 |
| बेनिटा | benita | 11.11 |
| विनीता | vinita | 11.11 |
| बिनीता | binita | 11.11 |
| Benita in the Marathi language | ||
| बेिनता | beinata | 28.18 |
| बेनीता | benita | 28.18 |
| बेिनटा | beinata | 20.91 |
| बेनीटा | benita | 16.36 |
| बॅिनटा | beinata | 1.82 |
| िबनीता | ibanita | 0.91 |
| बेनीट | benita | 0.91 |
| बॅिनता | beinata | 0.91 |
| बॅनीटा | benita | 0.91 |
| Benita in the Russian language | ||
| Бенита | benita | - |
| Benita in the Arabic language | ||
| بينيتا | bynyta | - |
| بنيتي | bnyty | - |
| بنيتا | bnyta | - |
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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 Benita
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