Benício Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Benício Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benício Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1691:1,266,71243,490
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Benicio (5,243) & Bénicio (1) are calculated separately.

Benício (412) may also be a first name.

Benício Last Name Facts

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

The last name Benício occurs most in Brazil. It can be found as: Benicio or Bénicio. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benício? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,263,456th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name Benício occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Benício live; 93 percent live in South America and 93 percent live in Luso-South America. Benício is also the 423,803rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 412 people.

This last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 1,266,712. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 25 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 14 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent reside. Beside Brazil this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Portugal, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benicio955,243/
Bénicio901/
Benecio86459/
Venício869/
Benycio861/
Benícia861/
Venícios804/
Beneicio803/
Benicios802/
Benicioz801/
Beinicio801/
Benico771,607/
Beneco775/
Veníco771/
Benizo771/
Venicio71439/
Venecio71253/
Benicia71120/
Benieco7193/
Binicio7129/
Benecia7111/
Vinício717/
Benicho713/
Benitzo712/
Benicou711/
Binecio711/
Venícia711/
Benichou679,281/
Venicios67370/
Benychou6719/
Bionicio673/
Benechou672/
Benhizou671/
Benoicho671/
Benaicho671/
Bengecia671/

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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 Benício
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