Benović Surname

557,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Benović Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina3711:9,5321,930
Croatia961:44,0488,701
Serbia831:86,0847,250
Montenegro181:35,5312,765
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519

The alternate forms: Benovič (299) & Benovic (133) are calculated separately.

Benović Last Name Facts

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

Benović is found most frequently in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may appear in the variant forms: Benovič or Benovic. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benović? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 557,722nd most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. Benović is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Benović live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 371 people, or 1 in 9,532. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Benović is mostly concentrated in: Republika Srpska, where 95 percent are found and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina Benović exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 17 percent are found and Serbia, where 15 percent are found.

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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 Benović
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