Benak Surname

223,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Benak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9491:381,93833,710
Serbia2191:32,6253,452
Croatia1431:29,5716,089
Netherlands931:181,58325,939
Bosnia and Herzegovina691:51,2526,350
Canada621:594,28449,093
Austria541:157,69320,874
India491:15,654,396253,566
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
England151:3,714,537119,675
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Benák (838) & Beñák (1) are calculated separately.

Benak (582) may also be a first name.

Benak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benak (Hindi: बेनक, Marathi: बेनक, Oriya: େବନକ, Russian: Бенак) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Benák or Beñák. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Benak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 223,609th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,001,947 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Benak reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 346,994th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 582 people.

The last name Benak is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 949 people, or 1 in 381,938. In The United States Benak is most frequent in: Nebraska, where 21 percent are found, Illinois, where 15 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 12 percent are found and Croatia, where 8 percent are found.

Benak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Benak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benak last name rose 15,817 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Benak are 18.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Benak earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.97% more than the national average, earning $47,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.55% more than the national average, earning $64,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benák93838/
Benake911,773/
Benack91429/
Benauk9133/
Benaik9121/
Besnak9111/
Bengak9111/
Benask918/
Benaak916/
Behnak915/
Benakh913/
Bienak912/
Beenak911/
Benhak911/
Bejnak911/
Benayk911/
Benadk911/
Baenak911/
Beñák871/
Benaske8351/
Benahak8313/
Beneake8310/
Benakhe8310/
Benhaik838/
Bhenake833/
Beenadk833/
Benaick832/
Benayke831/
Benhack831/
Beinake831/
Benadkh831/
Benhakk831/
Boenack831/
Behnake830/
Banak8079,722/
Binak802,635/
Benac801,761/
Benag80313/
Bonak8095/
Benok8048/
Bynak805/
Benaq802/
Benax801/
Benakova7734/
Benaková772/
Beenadkt771/
Banakh731,453/
Banack73966/
Bonack73419/
Buynak73364/
Bujnak73275/
Beynax73246/
Bhanak73178/
Bohnak73142/
Bainak73138/
Boynak73118/
Benagh7381/
Banaik7367/
Bannak7362/
Buinak7356/
Beynac7345/
Bahnak7343/
Benock7340/
Benhák7339/
Bonakh7337/
Binayk7333/
Benoke7330/
Banđak7324/
Baynak7322/
Binhak7320/
Bengok7320/
Binake7320/
Bhinak7318/
Bengag7317/
Bynack7316/
Boinak7316/
Betnag7314/
Bonaik7310/
Bonnak739/
Betnac739/
Benacs737/
Bojnak736/
Bonakk735/
Benaic735/
Bingak735/
Benhag734/
Bhonak732/
Benhok732/
Baenok732/
Bajnak732/
Benasc732/
Beneac731/
Benaac731/
Beneik731/
Benacq731/
Benosk731/
Benouk731/
Boenok731/
Banakė731/
Banhak731/
Baanak731/
Benaig731/
Bijnak731/
Binack731/
Benackova715/
Benacková712/
Benaque67208/
Bannack67148/
Binhack6771/
Buynack6769/
Bahanak6725/
Bainake6714/
Binakhe6712/
Benaugh6711/
Beneaux6711/
Bonhack678/
Bisnack677/
Bhaynak677/
Binaske675/
Binayke675/
Banahak674/
Benoukh674/
Bhinayk673/
Benhook673/
Bhoinak672/
Baisnak672/
Böhnack672/
Boinack672/
Bonhaak671/
Baynack671/
Bainaik671/
Bhujnak671/
Bieneik671/
Behnagh671/
Beinaux671/
Bengock671/
Benague671/
Benouke671/
Bonnack671/
Bohnack671/
Besnaux671/
Binahak671/
Bahnaik671/
Bannauk671/
Begnaux670/
Banhauk670/
Behnoke670/
Boneack670/

Benak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benak in the Hindi language
बेनकbenaka-
Benak in the Oriya language
େବନକebanaka-
Benak in the Marathi language
बेनकbenaka40
बेणकbenaka30
बेनाकbenaka30
Benak in the Russian language
Бенакbenak-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Benak
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