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 Male Benda Height
177.16 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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 most in Czechia. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benda? popularity and diffusion
The surname Benda is the 29,469th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 400,701 people. The last name Benda is mostly found 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. Benda is also the 161,851st most widespread forename world-wide, held by 2,149 people.
It is most commonly held in Czechia, where it is held by 3,487 people, or 1 in 3,049. In Czechia Benda is most prevalent in: Prague, where 16 percent are found, Central Bohemian Region, where 14 percent are found and South Bohemian Region, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Czechia this last name is found in 90 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
Benda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Benda has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Benda last name grew 1,657 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 221 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Benda Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Benda last name is primarily Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Benda last name are 19.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.19% registered to vote for 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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