Bednjak Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Bednjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bednjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia271:156,61520,822
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

Bednjak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bednjak occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bednjak.

How Common Is The Last Name Bednjak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Bednjak live; 67 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Bednjak is most widespread in Croatia, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 156,615. In Croatia Bednjak is primarily concentrated in: Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 59 percent reside, Međimurje County, where 33 percent reside and Istria County, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Croatia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Bednjak Last Name Statistics demography

Bednjak earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 19.49% less than the national average, earning $40,000 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bedniak86170/
Bednyak86135/
Badnjak866/
Biedniak8032/
Bodniak71218/
Bedniakova7179/
Bidniak7169/
Bedneac7153/
Bednyák7128/
Bodnyak7114/
Bidnyak7110/
Bedneag711/
Badnaayak631/
Bednyagova591/
Bidnyakova591/
Vidnyak5736/
Widniak571/
Woidniak531/

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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 Bednjak
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