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 is found most frequently in Czechia. It may also appear as: Benes, Beneś, Beneş, Bénes, Benés, Beñes or Bènes. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beneš? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 49,688th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 704,315 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Beneš reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Beneš is most numerous in Czechia, where it is carried by 9,736 people, or 1 in 1,092. In Czechia Beneš is primarily concentrated in: Central Bohemian Region, where 18 percent live, Prague, where 14 percent live and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 9 percent live. Other than Czechia this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 4 percent live and Croatia, where 1 percent live.
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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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