Benčević Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Benčević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 142 | 1:29,779 | 6,121 |
| Serbia | 10 | 1:714,495 | 24,752 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Benćević (4), Bencević (4) & Bencevic (2) are calculated separately.
Benčević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benčević Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benčević is found most in Croatia. It may also be found as: Benćević, Bencević or Bencevic. Click here for further potential spellings of Benčević.
How Common Is The Last Name Benčević? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,403,590th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Benčević live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Benčević is most widespread in Croatia, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 29,779. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: Brod-Posavina County, where 42 percent reside, Vukovar-Srijem County, where 42 percent reside and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Croatia Benčević exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 6 percent reside and Slovenia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benćević | 96 | 4 | / |
| Bencević | 96 | 4 | / |
| Bencevic | 92 | 2 | / |
| Venčević | 88 | 4 | / |
| Vinčević | 75 | 66 | / |
| Bentsevich | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vencevic | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bencewicz | 59 | 4 | / |
| Vencevitz | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ventsevich | 56 | 28 | / |
| Bendzewicz | 56 | 21 | / |
| Biencewicz | 56 | 4 | / |
| Bendziewicz | 53 | 22 | / |
| Bentziewitz | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vincevic | 50 | 60 | / |
| Vincevič | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Benčević
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