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
The surname Benoite is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Benoîte. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benoite? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 906,170th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Benoite reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in Gallo-Indian Ocean. Benoite is also the 120,610th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 3,472 people.
This surname is most widespread in France, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 306,095. In France Benoite is most prevalent in: Réunion, where 92 percent are found, Centre-Val de Loire, where 6 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 1 percent are found. Apart from France it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent are found and Angola, where 1 percent are found.
Benoite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Benoite has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benoite last name declined 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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