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Meaning of the nameBenito

Benito is a male name of Latin origin meaning 'blessed', a contracted Spanish form of Benedicto, from Benedictus.

Meaning

“blessed”

Source: Wiktionary: Benito · Behind the Name: Benito · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Benito

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People (2022)
2,460
Rank in Brazil
#4,460
Median age
53 years
2010 Census
2,879
people

Benito in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Benito, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (414 people).

0 women 2,452 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Benito is most common

States with the highest share of people named Benito in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  3. São Paulo 0.001%
  4. Bahia 0.001%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo6170.001%
Minas Gerais2680.001%
Rio Grande do Sul2230.002%
Bahia2010.001%
Rio de Janeiro1610.001%
Paraná1510.001%
Santa Catarina1120.002%
Pará780.001%
Maranhão670.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul640.002%
Ceará600.001%
Espírito Santo580.002%
Pernambuco540.001%
Goiás520.001%
Amazonas500.001%
Mato Grosso460.001%
Piauí320.001%
Alagoas320.001%
Distrito Federal300.001%
Sergipe250.001%
Rondônia250.002%
Paraíba180.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Benito

Benito comes from Late Latin Benedictus, 'blessed', and Behind the Name describes it as a contracted Spanish form of Benedicto, a name that appears in Brazil as Benedito and Bento. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Latin origin and the meaning 'blessed'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,460 people named Benito, with a median age of 53. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Benito · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Benito · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Benito · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning

Questions about the name Benito

What does the name Benito mean?

Benito means “blessed”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Benito in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,460 people with the first name Benito, which ranks it number 4,460 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Benito a boy's or a girl's name?

Benito is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,452 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Benito?

Benito is a name of Latin and Spanish origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Benito most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Benito (223 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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