Bednár Surname
Approximately 4,393 people bear this surname
Bednár Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 2,123 | 1:2,514 | 106 |
| Czechia | 2,118 | 1:5,021 | 564 |
| Hungary | 149 | 1:65,881 | 6,797 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Bednar (7,883), Bednář (2,694) & Bednař (11) are calculated separately.
Bednár (10) may also be a first name.
Bednár Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bednár Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bednár occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Bednar, Bednář or Bednař. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bednár? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bednár is the 106,415th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,658,900 people. The last name Bednár is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bednár reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 10 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is carried by 2,123 people, or 1 in 2,514. In Slovakia it is mostly concentrated in: Prešov Region, where 36 percent reside, Bratislava Region, where 18 percent reside and Trenčín Region, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Slovakia this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 48 percent reside and Hungary, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bednar | 94 | 7,883 | / |
| Bednář | 94 | 2,694 | / |
| Bednař | 89 | 11 | / |
| Bednor | 83 | 20 | / |
| Bednárová | 80 | 4,322 | / |
| Bednarz | 77 | 22,214 | / |
| Bednorz | 77 | 3,300 | / |
| Bednard | 77 | 76 | / |
| Bednare | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bednarr | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bednair | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bednore | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bednarzh | 71 | 29 | / |
| Biednorz | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bednorth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bednarzs | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bednářová | 67 | 2,875 | / |
| Bednarova | 67 | 176 | / |
| Bednarová | 67 | 40 | / |
| Vednor | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vednar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bidnar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bednařová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bidnoor | 62 | 17 | / |
| Wednore | 62 | 3 | / |
| Bidngar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vednarz | 62 | 1 | / |
| Weidnar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Wiednor | 62 | 0 | / |
| Weidnaar | 57 | 3 | / |
| Weidenor | 57 | 0 | / |
| Weidenaar | 53 | 556 | / |
| Weidenarr | 53 | 2 | / |
| Weidenour | 53 | 0 | / |
| Vidnar | 50 | 91 | / |
| Widnor | 50 | 2 | / |
| Widnar | 50 | 2 | / |
| Weidenaure | 50 | 2 | / |
| Wydnor | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Bednár
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