Benitez

Benítez (, in Latin America: ; meaning "son of Benito") is a surname of Spanish origin. It is thought to have originated in Asturias, in the north of Spain.
Geographical distribution.
As of 2014, 23.6% of all known bearers of the surname "Benítez" were residents of Paraguay (1:37), 19.2% of Argentina (1:266), 16.3% of Mexico (1:910), 7.2% of Colombia (1:793), 6.4% of Spain (1:864), 4.5% of the United States (1:9,485), 3.6% of Venezuela (1:1,009), 3.4% of Honduras (1:306), 3.4% of the Philippines (1:3,520), 3.3% of Cuba (1:422), 2.4% of El Salvador (1:312) and 1.3% of Ecuador (1:1,424).
In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:864) in the following autonomous communities:
In Paraguay, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:37) in the following departments: