Bennedict Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Bennedict Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bennedict Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

Bennedict (861) may also be a first name.

Bennedict Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bennedict is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bennedict.

How Common Is The Last Name Bennedict? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,674,734th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. Bennedict occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Bennedict live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 277,461st most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 861 people.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 3,163,264. In Nigeria Bennedict is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 30 percent are found, Kaduna, where 14 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 13 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Malaysia, where 18 percent are found.

Bennedict Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bennedict has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bennedict last name declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bennedict Last Name Statistics demography

Bennedict earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.96% more than the national average, earning $48,308 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
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  • 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 Bennedict
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