Benček Surname
Approximately 404 people bear this surname
Benček Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 232 | 1:18,227 | 3,728 |
| Slovakia | 146 | 1:36,551 | 6,716 |
| Czechia | 20 | 1:531,673 | 54,411 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
The alternate forms: Bencek (478) are calculated separately.
Benček Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benček Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benček is most common in Croatia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Bencek. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benček? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 721,185th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. The surname Benček is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Benček live; 59 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Croatia, where it is held by 232 people, or 1 in 18,227. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Varaždin County, where 63 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 13 percent live and Zagreb County, where 10 percent live. Beside Croatia Benček is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 36 percent live and Czechia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bencek | 94 | 478 | / |
| Benčík | 83 | 708 | / |
| Benčik | 83 | 485 | / |
| Benzek | 83 | 123 | / |
| Benčec | 83 | 59 | / |
| Benčekova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Benczek | 77 | 69 | / |
| Benchek | 77 | 67 | / |
| Bencsek | 77 | 8 | / |
| Benchekh | 71 | 673 | / |
| Bencheik | 71 | 177 | / |
| Bencheck | 71 | 47 | / |
| Benceikh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benceick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Benzieck | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bencheikh | 67 | 26,184 | / |
| Bencik | 67 | 969 | / |
| Benčíková | 67 | 625 | / |
| Wencek | 67 | 344 | / |
| Wenzek | 67 | 211 | / |
| Benzyk | 67 | 147 | / |
| Benzik | 67 | 128 | / |
| Bencec | 67 | 51 | / |
| Binčík | 67 | 37 | / |
| Vencek | 67 | 20 | / |
| Benčiková | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bencekova | 67 | 14 | / |
| Binzek | 67 | 13 | / |
| Benčíkova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bencheick | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vinček | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bencheihk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benzeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bencheïkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binčik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benčikova | 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 Benček
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