Benjamín Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Benjamín Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Benjamin (305,468), Benjamìn (1), Benjamïn (1), Benjámin (12) & Bénjamin (1) are calculated separately.
Benjamín (2,075) may also be a first name.
Benjamín Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benjamín Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benjamín occurs most in Panama. It may also be rendered as: Benjamin, Benjamìn, Benjamïn, Benjámin or Bénjamin. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benjamín? popularity and diffusion
The surname Benjamín is the 3,141,416th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Benjamín live; 31 percent live in Central America and 31 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 165,460th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 2,075 people.
It is most commonly held in Panama, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 489,032. In Panama Benjamín is most common in: Colón Province, where 75 percent live, Coclé Province, where 13 percent live and Panamá Province, where 13 percent live. Not including Panama this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 10 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 10 percent live.
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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 Benjamín
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