Benitus Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Benitus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benitus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Benitus (37) may also be a first name.

Benitus Last Name Facts

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

Benitus is found most in Israel. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benitus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Benitus is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Benitus are found; 83 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Benitus is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 37 people.

Benitus is most widespread in Israel, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,711,527. In Israel Benitus is most common in: Southern District, where 40 percent are found, Central District, where 20 percent are found and Northern District, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Israel Benitus exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benitu9212/
Benitou8656/
Benitos8642/
Venitus8610/
Bonitus868/
Benituz862/
Benetus861/
Benitau860/
Banaitus8012/
Bonaitus801/
Venaitus801/
Beniotou801/
Beneitos801/
Bonnitus801/
Benetu7790/
Binitu7732/
Benetos71614/
Benetou71282/
Benitoe7113/
Benetau718/
Benitoz713/
Binitou712/
Venetus712/
Binitos711/
Vénitus711/
Vinitus711/
Venitos711/
Beneytou67112/
Benetaud6782/
Benetoux678/
Benetuce676/
Venitosh672/
Bineatus671/
Benettou671/
Benettau671/
Benetaux671/
Benyttou671/
Venystus671/

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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 Benitus
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