Benčaj Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Benčaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Bençaj (1) & Bënçaj (7) are calculated separately.
Benčaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benčaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benčaj occurs in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Bençaj or Bënçaj. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benčaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Benčaj reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The last name Benčaj is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 485,132. In Slovakia it is most numerous in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Slovakia Benčaj exists in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bençaj | 94 | 1 | / |
| Benča | 91 | 31 | / |
| Bënçaj | 89 | 7 | / |
| Benčat | 83 | 97 | / |
| Benčať | 83 | 55 | / |
| Benčajová | 80 | 24 | / |
| Benza | 73 | 9,741 | / |
| Benca | 73 | 610 | / |
| Benţa | 73 | 54 | / |
| Bença | 73 | 8 | / |
| Benchaji | 71 | 171 | / |
| Bentsa | 67 | 1,754 | / |
| Benzha | 67 | 972 | / |
| Bencha | 67 | 526 | / |
| Benzai | 67 | 285 | / |
| Bencea | 67 | 258 | / |
| Bendza | 67 | 204 | / |
| Buenza | 67 | 150 | / |
| Bhenza | 67 | 28 | / |
| Benţea | 67 | 28 | / |
| Baenza | 67 | 27 | / |
| Bencia | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bencza | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bienza | 67 | 10 | / |
| Benzah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Benčát | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boenza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bencai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bencajova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bentza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benzea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benzau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bencau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benzaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benzay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhenca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bencsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benzaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beenza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bencoa | 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 Benčaj
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