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Surname

Benedek

Female form: Benedeková

57 Bearers
27036. Rank
male Gender

Meaning

After an ancestor

A surname after an ancestor – a diminutive of a given name.

Origin: a diminutive of a given name

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 19 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Benedek — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Ústecký kraj 30
2 Plzeňský kraj 5
3 Jihomoravský kraj 5
4 Karlovarský kraj 4
5 Moravskoslezský kraj 3
6 Liberecký kraj 3
7 Středočeský kraj 2
8 Královéhradecký kraj 2
9 Hlavní město Praha 2
10 Pardubický kraj 1
Total CZ57
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Podbořany 17
2 Děčín 7
3 Brno 4
4 Cheb 3
5 Plzeň 3
6 Rumburk 3
7 Kadaň 3
8 Praha 2
9 Kralovice 2
10 Liberec 2
11 Jaroměř 2
12 Hlučín 2
13 Nymburk 1
14 Černošice 1
15 1
16 Nový Bor 1
17 Chrudim 1
18 Ostrava 1
19 Židlochovice 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