Benjak Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Benjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia4911:8,6121,473
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Serbia591:121,1019,095
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Benják (3) are calculated separately.

Benjak (52) may also be a first name.

Benjak Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Benjak Come From? nationality or country of origin

Benjak (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺠﻚ) is most common in Croatia. It may be rendered as a variant: Benják. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Benjak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 503,100th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. Benjak is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Benjak live; 84 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Benjak is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 52 people.

Benjak is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is carried by 491 people, or 1 in 8,612. In Croatia Benjak is primarily found in: Varaždin County, where 57 percent are found, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 14 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 8 percent are found. Other than Croatia this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Serbia, where 9 percent are found.

Benjak Last Name Statistics demography

Benjak earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.85% more than the national average, earning $56,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Benják943/
Benjack9265/
Bendjak923/
Benjake921/
Benjyak921/
Benjacks8610/
Benajhak863/
Bendjake861/
Binjak83710/
Beniak83622/
Bencak83313/
Benyak83259/
Benzak83221/
Banjak83206/
Benjok8389/
Benšak8377/
Bensak8359/
Bonjak8318/
Benjaková805/
Bieniak77821/
Benshak77264/
Benjock7749/
Benyake7741/
Bensack7728/
Benzack7715/
Bonjack7715/
Benzhak7713/
Benhaik778/
Benyakh777/
Benyack776/
Banjack775/
Bhanjak773/
Bendžak772/
Banjjak771/
Benjouk771/
Benhack771/
Bensake771/
Bensiak771/
Benhakk771/
Boeniak771/
Bisnjak771/
Bensaik771/
Benzake771/
Bojnjak771/
Bendják771/
Binjack770/
Bendziak7179/
Biensack7141/
Benzaikh715/
Bendzhak712/
Benshack711/
Bohnjack711/
Baniak671,884/
Biniak67752/
Boniak67279/
Beniaková67244/
Benyák67241/
Binsak6755/
Beniag6752/
Beniac6741/
Benhák6739/
Binzak6733/
Beniakova6723/
Vinjak6714/
Vensak6714/
Bensac6712/
Bencok676/
Beniaq675/
Benhag674/
Benjáková674/
Binyak674/
Benyac674/
Benyag674/
Bonjok674/
Benchaikh674/
Venzak674/
Benyaková673/
Bensag672/
Benjoc672/
Benhok672/
Banjok672/
Bencac671/
Beneac671/
Banjag671/
Benzac671/
Bainjakke671/
Benchaykh671/
Benyok671/
Bensok670/

Benjak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Benjak in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻨﺠﻚbnjk-

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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 Benjak
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