Benoite Surname
Approximately 294 people bear this surname
Benoite Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 217 | 1:306,095 | 46,684 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Benoîte (2) are calculated separately.
Benoite (3,472) may also be a first name.
Benoite Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benoite Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benoite has its highest incidence in France. It may be found as a variant: Benoîte. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benoite? popularity and diffusion
It is the 906,170th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Benoite reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in Gallo-Indian Ocean. It is also the 120,610th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 3,472 people.
This last name is most common in France, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 306,095. In France Benoite is primarily found in: Réunion, where 92 percent reside, Centre-Val de Loire, where 6 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 1 percent reside. Aside from France it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent reside and Angola, where 1 percent reside.
Benoite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Benoite has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benoite last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Benoite
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