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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 may be found in the variant forms: Bentó. For other possible spellings of Bento click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bento? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,646^th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 21,879 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Bento are found; 58 percent are found in South America and 58 percent are found in Luso-South America. Bento is also the 12,487^th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 79,154 people.

The last name Bento is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 192,202 people, or 1 in 1,114. In Brazil Bento is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 25 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent live. Not including Brazil it is found in 106 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 22 percent live and Mozambique, where 12 percent live.

Bento Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Bento has changed over time. 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 carrying the Bento surname is chiefly Maronite (40%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Bento surname are 44.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.54% being registered to vote for the 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.