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
Benda (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺪﺍ, Hindi: बेंदा, Marathi: बेन्डा, Oriya: େଦଇ, Russian: Бенда, Tibetan: སྦེན་གྲགས།) is found most frequently in Czechia. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benda? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 29,469th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 400,701 people. This surname 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 throughout the world. It is borne by 2,149 people.
The surname is most common in Czechia, where it is carried by 3,487 people, or 1 in 3,049. In Czechia it is most frequent in: Prague, where 16 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 14 percent live and South Bohemian Region, where 11 percent live. Not including Czechia it is found in 90 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.
Benda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Benda has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,657 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 221 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Benda Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally 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 surname are 19.42% more likely to be registered Republicans 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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