Benoît Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Benoît Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 93 | 1:714,223 | 89,679 |
| Switzerland | 66 | 1:124,438 | 12,477 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Belgium | 40 | 1:287,416 | 33,962 |
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Benoit (111,387), Benoït (7) & Bénoit (3) are calculated separately.
Benoît (20,298) may also be a first name.
Benoît Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benoît Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benoît is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Benoit, Benoït or Bénoit. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benoît? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 914,967th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 25,129,469 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Benoît live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 37,388th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 20,298 people.
It is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 714,223. In France it is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 35 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 11 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account France this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.
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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 Benoît
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