Benjak Surname
Approximately 653 people bear this surname
Benjak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 491 | 1:8,612 | 1,473 |
| Germany | 59 | 1:1,364,499 | 85,126 |
| Serbia | 59 | 1:121,101 | 9,095 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Benják (3) are calculated separately.
Benjak (52) may also be a first name.
Benjak Demographics
Average Benjak Salary in
United States
$56,031 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benjak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benjak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benjak (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺠﻚ) occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Benják. Click here for other possible spellings of Benjak.
How Common Is The Last Name Benjak? popularity and diffusion
Benjak is the 503,100th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Benjak are found; 84 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Benjak is also the 1,381,723rd most numerous given name globally, held by 52 people.
It is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is borne by 491 people, or 1 in 8,612. In Croatia Benjak is primarily concentrated in: Varaždin County, where 57 percent live, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 14 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 8 percent live. Aside from Croatia Benjak is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent live and Serbia, where 9 percent live.
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
Benjak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Benjak in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﺠﻚ | bnjk | - |
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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 Benjak
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