Benekova Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Benekova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 31 | 1:225,126 | 12,113 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Beneková (87) are calculated separately.
Benekova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benekova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benekova (Russian: Бенекова) is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Beneková. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benekova? popularity and diffusion
The last name Benekova is the 3,432,070th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Benekova occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Benekova live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
Benekova is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 225,126. In Bulgaria Benekova is most frequent in: Pleven Province, where 52 percent are found, Ruse Province, where 26 percent are found and Gabrovo Province, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Bulgaria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent are found and Slovakia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Benekova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benekova in the Russian language | ||
| Бенекова | benekova | - |
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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
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- 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 Benekova
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