Benčec Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Benčec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benčec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia551:76,88413,368
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Bencec (51) are calculated separately.

Benčec Last Name Facts

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

Benčec is found most in Croatia. It may also be found as: Bencec. Click here to see other possible spellings of Benčec.

How Common Is The Last Name Benčec? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,506,728th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Benčec reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Benčec is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 76,884. In Croatia it is most frequent in: City of Zagreb, where 33 percent reside, Sisak-Moslavina County, where 33 percent reside and Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Croatia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 5 percent reside and North Macedonia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bencec9451/
Benček83404/
Bencheck7147/
Bencsecz7115/
Benceick710/
Benzieck710/
Benčić671,917/
Bencik67969/
Benčič67740/
Benčík67708/
Bencic67647/
Benčik67485/
Bencek67478/
Benzeş67444/
Vinčec67145/
Benzek67123/
Bencić6762/
Bencheick673/
Benzez672/
Bencheche671/
Benzeg671/
Benčekova671/

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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 Benčec
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