Benišek Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Benišek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 20 | 1:211,430 | 24,636 |
| Serbia | 20 | 1:357,247 | 16,776 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Beníšek (353) & Benisek (284) are calculated separately.
Benišek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benišek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benišek has its highest incidence in Croatia. It can appear in the variant forms: Beníšek or Benisek. Click here to see other possible spellings of Benišek.
How Common Is The Last Name Benišek? popularity and diffusion
Benišek is the 2,808,717th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Benišek reside; 83 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Benišek is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 211,430. In Croatia it is most numerous in: City of Zagreb, where 55 percent reside and Sisak-Moslavina County, where 45 percent reside. Aside from Croatia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 42 percent reside and Czechia, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beníšek | 95 | 353 | / |
| Benisek | 95 | 284 | / |
| Benýšek | 86 | 161 | / |
| Benicek | 86 | 78 | / |
| Beniček | 86 | 5 | / |
| Benišeková | 82 | 1 | / |
| Benishek | 80 | 330 | / |
| Benesiek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beniszek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Benichek | 80 | 0 | / |
| Beniseik | 80 | 0 | / |
| Benischek | 75 | 522 | / |
| Bieniszek | 75 | 4 | / |
| Benisheck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benitchek | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benisheik | 75 | 1 | / |
| Benisheke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beníček | 71 | 316 | / |
| Benysek | 71 | 140 | / |
| Benisheikh | 71 | 54 | / |
| Banicek | 71 | 36 | / |
| Benischeck | 71 | 33 | / |
| Benesek | 71 | 25 | / |
| Benecik | 71 | 15 | / |
| Benešík | 71 | 15 | / |
| Benesik | 71 | 13 | / |
| Benusik | 71 | 9 | / |
| Benishiekh | 71 | 7 | / |
| Benícek | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bienieszek | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bonisek | 71 | 2 | / |
| Benisekova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benicheikh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benicekova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Venisek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benyshek | 67 | 130 | / |
| Benecick | 67 | 16 | / |
| Biniosek | 67 | 14 | / |
| Benusick | 67 | 4 | / |
| Benitscheck | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baniszek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Banesiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahnicek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beneczek | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Benišek
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