Surname
Benčová
96
Bearers
17702.
Rank
female
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
The feminine form of the surname Benček. Surname formed as a diminutive – often from a given name or nickname.
Origin: a diminutive suffix -ek/-ík/-ka
A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.
Surname distribution by municipality
Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 28 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Benčová — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 21 |
| 2 | Jihočeský kraj | 19 |
| 3 | Hlavní město Praha | 16 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 8 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 7 |
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | 6 |
| 7 | Zlínský kraj | 5 |
| 8 | Středočeský kraj | 4 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Ústecký kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 96 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 16 |
| 2 | Český Krumlov | 10 |
| 3 | Prachatice | 6 |
| 4 | Břeclav | 6 |
| 5 | Bruntál | 6 |
| 6 | Liberec | 5 |
| 7 | Jeseník | 5 |
| 8 | Valašské Meziříčí | 5 |
| 9 | Nová Paka | 4 |
| 10 | Frýdek-Místek | 4 |
| 11 | Rýmařov | 4 |
| 12 | Ostrava | 4 |
| 13 | Třinec | 3 |
| 14 | Lysá nad Labem | 2 |
| 15 | Plzeň | 2 |
| 16 | Hodonín | 2 |
| 17 | Český Brod | 1 |
| 18 | Černošice | 1 |
| 19 | České Budějovice | 1 |
| 20 | Strakonice | 1 |
| 21 | Kaplice | 1 |
| 22 | Mariánské Lázně | 1 |
| 23 | Děčín | 1 |
| 24 | Chomutov | 1 |
| 25 | Jilemnice | 1 |
| 26 | Velké Meziříčí | 1 |
| 27 | Olomouc | 1 |
| 28 | Přerov | 1 |
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011