Bento Surname
Approximately 333,079 people bear this surname
Bento Surname User-submission:
From the given name Bento, Portuguese form of Benedict. Itself from Latin Benedictus, "well spoken of".
Bento Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 192,202 | 1:1,114 | 132 |
| Angola | 72,764 | 1:371 | 63 |
| Mozambique | 40,169 | 1:679 | 147 |
| Portugal | 16,890 | 1:617 | 105 |
| United States | 2,038 | 1:177,850 | 17,820 |
| France | 1,629 | 1:40,775 | 5,099 |
| Argentina | 960 | 1:44,524 | 3,752 |
| Paraguay | 856 | 1:8,454 | 524 |
| Philippines | 569 | 1:177,923 | 28,709 |
| Canada | 430 | 1:85,687 | 9,504 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Spain | 418 | 1:111,847 | 8,870 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Indonesia | 286 | 1:462,410 | 38,282 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Cape Verde | 231 | 1:2,293 | 123 |
| Zimbabwe | 207 | 1:74,581 | 11,011 |
| Guyana | 167 | 1:4,564 | 809 |
| South Africa | 142 | 1:381,533 | 34,124 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 129 | 1:1,375 | 189 |
| Switzerland | 124 | 1:66,233 | 8,050 |
| Peru | 122 | 1:260,526 | 10,530 |
| England | 119 | 1:468,219 | 30,572 |
| Ivory Coast | 107 | 1:215,619 | 9,011 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Venezuela | 88 | 1:343,228 | 7,518 |
| Congo | 83 | 1:60,110 | 5,403 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 70 | 1:1,417 | 247 |
| Benin | 67 | 1:154,263 | 15,890 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Netherlands | 46 | 1:367,113 | 40,368 |
| Colombia | 43 | 1:1,111,025 | 9,613 |
| Belgium | 40 | 1:287,416 | 33,962 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Uruguay | 32 | 1:107,242 | 10,337 |
| Namibia | 28 | 1:86,050 | 7,998 |
| Bermuda | 27 | 1:2,418 | 390 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Solomon Islands | 21 | 1:27,620 | 5,477 |
| Andorra | 18 | 1:4,658 | 913 |
| East Timor | 16 | 1:75,996 | 145 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Zambia | 11 | 1:1,440,902 | 31,383 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Jordan | 8 | 1:1,105,305 | 16,405 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1:116,108 | 6,306 |
| Macau | 5 | 1:120,326 | 534 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
The alternate forms: Bentó (1) are calculated separately.
Bento (79,154) may also be a first name.
Bento Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
From the given name Bento, Portuguese form of Benedict. Itself from Latin Benedictus, "well spoken of".
- mfariacastroBento Demographics
Average Bento Salary in
United States
$47,017 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bento Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bento Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bento (Hindi: बेंतो, Marathi: बेन्टो, Russian: Бенто) is found most in Brazil. It can appear as: Bentó. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bento? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bento is the 1,646th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,879 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Bento live; 58 percent live in South America and 58 percent live in Luso-South America. Bento is also the 12,487th most prevalent forename globally It is held by 79,154 people.
The surname Bento is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 192,202 people, or 1 in 1,114. In Brazil Bento is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 25 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent reside. Besides Brazil Bento is found in 106 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 22 percent reside and Mozambique, where 12 percent reside.
Bento Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bento has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bento surname expanded 8,861 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 5,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bento Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Maronite (40%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Bento are 44.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.54% registered with the political party.
The amount Bento earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 25.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,483 per year; in South Africa they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning R 266,004 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.53% more than the national average, earning $25,547,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $47,017 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.49% more than the national average, earning $53,902 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bento Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bento in the Hindi language | ||
| बेंतो | bento | - |
| Bento in the Marathi language | ||
| बेन्टो | bento | 48.15 |
| बटो | bato | 24.07 |
| बॅन्टो | bento | 7.41 |
| बेन्तो | bento | 5.56 |
| बारेटो | bareto | 3.7 |
| बेनटो | benato | 3.7 |
| बंेटो | bameto | 3.7 |
| बेणतो | benato | 1.85 |
| Bento in the Russian language | ||
| Бенто | bento | - |
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