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 occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Bencek. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benček? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 721,185th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. The surname Benček occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Benček are found; 59 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
Benček is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 18,227. In Croatia it is most frequent in: Varaždin County, where 63 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 13 percent are found and Zagreb County, where 10 percent are found. Beside Croatia Benček occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 36 percent are found and Czechia, where 5 percent are found.
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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