Benčič Surname
Approximately 740 people bear this surname
Benčič Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 461 | 1:5,396 | 1,090 |
| Slovakia | 253 | 1:21,093 | 3,386 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Benčić (1,917), Bencic (647) & Bencić (62) are calculated separately.
Benčič Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benčič Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Benčič is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Benčić, Bencic or Bencić. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Benčič? popularity and diffusion
It is the 457,199th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,848,035 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Benčič reside; 63 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
It is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is held by 461 people, or 1 in 5,396. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Coastal-Karst, where 75 percent live, Drava, where 8 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 5 percent live. Barring Slovenia Benčič occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 34 percent live and Czechia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benčić | 94 | 1,917 | / |
| Bencic | 89 | 647 | / |
| Bencić | 89 | 62 | / |
| Benčik | 83 | 485 | / |
| Bančič | 83 | 23 | / |
| Penčič | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bunčič | 83 | 1 | / |
| Benačić | 77 | 67 | / |
| Beniček | 77 | 5 | / |
| Beniačik | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bunčić | 67 | 2,161 | / |
| Bensig | 67 | 1,685 | / |
| Bencik | 67 | 969 | / |
| Benčík | 67 | 708 | / |
| Benček | 67 | 404 | / |
| Penčić | 67 | 342 | / |
| Bensik | 67 | 294 | / |
| Benski | 67 | 234 | / |
| Bančić | 67 | 217 | / |
| Bončić | 67 | 103 | / |
| Benčec | 67 | 59 | / |
| Benzig | 67 | 56 | / |
| Benšić | 67 | 46 | / |
| Pončič | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bončik | 67 | 16 | / |
| Pančič | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vinčič | 67 | 6 | / |
| Benzić | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bensic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benisc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banzič | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binčik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bensić | 67 | 1 | / |
| Venčić | 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 Benčič
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