Beneš Surname
Approximately 10,347 people bear this surname
Beneš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 9,736 | 1:1,092 | 29 |
| Slovakia | 401 | 1:13,308 | 1,779 |
| Croatia | 128 | 1:33,036 | 6,772 |
| Serbia | 77 | 1:92,792 | 7,610 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Benes (6,860), Beneś (74), Beneş (1), Bénes (45), Benés (23), Beñes (6) & Bènes (3) are calculated separately.
Beneš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beneš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Beneš occurs in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Benes, Beneś, Beneş, Bénes, Benés, Beñes or Bènes. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beneš? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 49,688th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 704,315 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Beneš reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The last name Beneš is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is held by 9,736 people, or 1 in 1,092. In Czechia it is primarily found in: Central Bohemian Region, where 18 percent reside, Prague, where 14 percent reside and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Czechia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 4 percent reside and Croatia, where 1 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Beneš
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