Benda Surname
Approximately 18,187 people bear this surname
Benda Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Benda, a pet form of Benedictus (blessed).
Benda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 3,487 | 1:3,049 | 257 |
| United States | 3,149 | 1:115,103 | 12,444 |
| DR Congo | 1,601 | 1:46,146 | 5,598 |
| Germany | 1,173 | 1:68,632 | 8,782 |
| India | 956 | 1:802,370 | 35,985 |
| Liberia | 875 | 1:5,038 | 614 |
| Uganda | 768 | 1:50,832 | 6,145 |
| Austria | 768 | 1:11,088 | 1,532 |
| Russia | 619 | 1:232,832 | 24,957 |
| Hungary | 476 | 1:20,622 | 2,317 |
| Yemen | 432 | 1:61,170 | 4,577 |
| Ukraine | 386 | 1:117,934 | 16,745 |
| Tanzania | 378 | 1:140,057 | 12,881 |
| Cameroon | 319 | 1:65,107 | 8,257 |
| Slovakia | 275 | 1:19,405 | 3,024 |
| Poland | 261 | 1:145,627 | 20,890 |
| Honduras | 207 | 1:42,592 | 1,176 |
| Indonesia | 205 | 1:645,118 | 50,622 |
| Netherlands | 174 | 1:97,053 | 15,823 |
| Slovenia | 172 | 1:14,463 | 3,419 |
| Italy | 171 | 1:357,641 | 42,036 |
| Brazil | 169 | 1:1,266,712 | 43,490 |
| Belarus | 146 | 1:65,076 | 10,802 |
| Canada | 112 | 1:328,978 | 30,038 |
| Australia | 111 | 1:243,205 | 22,593 |
| France | 90 | 1:738,030 | 91,686 |
| Papua New Guinea | 88 | 1:92,656 | 12,367 |
| Congo | 78 | 1:63,963 | 5,656 |
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| Serbia | 47 | 1:152,020 | 10,433 |
| Romania | 41 | 1:489,704 | 37,604 |
| Argentina | 32 | 1:1,335,732 | 76,713 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| Croatia | 27 | 1:156,615 | 20,822 |
| Ivory Coast | 23 | 1:1,003,097 | 24,580 |
| Greece | 20 | 1:553,990 | 69,165 |
| Taiwan | 19 | 1:1,233,934 | 8,385 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Palestine | 4 | 1:1,137,212 | 16,054 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 190 | 1:264,309 | 21,644 |
Benda (2,149) may also be a first name.
Benda Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Benda, a pet form of Benedictus (blessed).
Benda Demographics
Average Benda Salary in
United States
$46,170 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benda (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺪﺍ, Hindi: बेंदा, Marathi: बेन्डा, Oriya: େଦଇ, Russian: Бенда, Tibetan: སྦེན་གྲགས།) is found in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benda? popularity and diffusion
The last name Benda is the 29,469th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 400,701 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Benda are found; 31 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 22 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 161,851st most common given name in the world. It is borne by 2,149 people.
Benda is most frequently held in Czechia, where it is borne by 3,487 people, or 1 in 3,049. In Czechia it is most common in: Prague, where 16 percent reside, Central Bohemian Region, where 14 percent reside and South Bohemian Region, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Czechia this surname occurs in 90 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.
Benda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Benda has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,657 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 221 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Benda Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Benda last name is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Benda last name are 19.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.19% being registered with the party.
The amount Benda earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7% more than the national average, earning $46,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.92% more than the national average, earning $55,606 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benda in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྦེན་གྲགས། | bendrak | - |
| Benda in the Hindi language | ||
| बेंदा | benda | 60.34 |
| बेन्दा | benda | 34.48 |
| बेंडा | benda | 1.72 |
| विन्दा | vinda | 1.72 |
| बेन्डा | benda | 1.72 |
| Benda in the Marathi language | ||
| बेन्डा | benda | 47.37 |
| बोेंडा | boenda | 15.79 |
| बेन्दा | benda | 15.79 |
| बेदा | beda | 10.53 |
| बेडा | beda | 5.26 |
| बॅन्डा | benda | 5.26 |
| Benda in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﺪﺍ | bnda | 42.31 |
| ﺑﻨﺪﻩ | bndh | 25 |
| ﺑﻨﺪ | bnd | 13.46 |
| ﺍﺑﻨﺪﺍ | abnda | 7.69 |
| ﺑﻨﻀﻪ | bndh | 3.85 |
| ﺑﻨﺪﺓ | bndt | 1.92 |
| ﺃﺑﻨﺪﺍ | abnda | 1.92 |
| ﻫﻨﺪﺍ | hnda | 1.92 |
| ﺍﺑﻨﺪﻩ | abndh | 1.92 |
| Benda in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦଇ | eda'i | 25 |
| େଗୗଡ | egada | 25 |
| େବଂଦ | ebanda | 25 |
| େଦେହରୀ | edehari | 25 |
| Benda in the Russian language | ||
| Бенда | benda | - |
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Footnotes
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