Benveniste Surname

300,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Benveniste Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benveniste Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5911:613,29849,723
France2291:290,05644,463
England751:742,90741,196
Argentina611:700,71248,077
Israel541:158,47516,422
Greece531:209,05332,911
Turkey321:2,431,91977,125
Paraguay301:241,2254,203
Australia271:999,84158,390
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

The alternate forms: Benvéniste (1) are calculated separately.

Benveniste Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Benveniste Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Benveniste is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Benvéniste. For other possible spellings of Benveniste click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benveniste? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 300,690th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,765,464 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Benveniste live; 48 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 591 people, or 1 in 613,298. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 50 percent reside, Washington, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States Benveniste exists in 28 countries. It is also common in France, where 18 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Benveniste Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Benveniste last name are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Benveniste earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 42.53% more than the national average, earning $61,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 76.32% more than the national average, earning $87,601 CAD per year.

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Benveniste Reference & Research

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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 Benveniste
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