The Benet surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 413 people carried this name — #48,109 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,244 people named Benet.
42 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 70 départements, most often Aude.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
105 people named Benet have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 138 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
74 people named Benet live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Benet.
- Benedick 427 · U.S. census
- Benedict 16,846 · U.S. census
- Benedicto 425 · U.S. census
- Benedito 101 · U.S. census
- Benelli 181 · U.S. census
- Benes 2,203 · U.S. census
- Beneteau 137 · U.S. census
- Benetti 349 · U.S. census
- Beneventi 175 · U.S. census
- Benezra 380 · U.S. census
- Benhaim 159 · U.S. census
- Benhamou 100 · U.S. census
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