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 surname Bednjak is found most in Croatia. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bednjak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Bednjak reside; 67 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 156,615. In Croatia Bednjak is most prevalent in: Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 59 percent reside, Međimurje County, where 33 percent reside and Istria County, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Croatia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found 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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