Beníquez Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Puerto Rico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Beníquez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beníquez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

The alternate forms: Beniquez (762) are calculated separately.

Beníquez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Beníquez occurs most in Puerto Rico. It may occur as a variant: Beniquez. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Beníquez? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Beníquez are found; 60 percent are found in Caribbean and 60 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean.

The surname Beníquez is most common in Puerto Rico, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,183,380. In Puerto Rico it is most numerous in: Isabela, where 67 percent live and San Juan, where 33 percent live. Outside of Puerto Rico this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beniquez96762/
Benequez883/
Benique801,259/
Beneque8010/
Beniguez757/
Beniques754/
Baniquez753/
Beniquea752/
Beneques752/
Boniquez752/
Beniquec751/
Beniqued751/
Venesquez711/
Benigue6756/
Veneque6741/
Benegue6724/
Binique6714/
Benequisse674/
Beniqui673/
Venique672/
Benicez671/
Benezke671/

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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 Beníquez
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