Surname
Benedik
71
Bearers
22819.
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 26 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Benedik — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihočeský kraj | 19 |
| 2 | Karlovarský kraj | 14 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 13 |
| 4 | Jihomoravský kraj | 11 |
| 5 | Zlínský kraj | 5 |
| 6 | Středočeský kraj | 4 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 2 |
| 8 | Plzeňský kraj | 1 |
| 9 | Olomoucký kraj | 1 |
| 10 | Hlavní město Praha | 1 |
| Total CZ | 71 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tábor | 10 |
| 2 | Kyjov | 8 |
| 3 | Ostrov | 7 |
| 4 | Cheb | 6 |
| 5 | České Budějovice | 5 |
| 6 | Písek | 4 |
| 7 | Krnov | 3 |
| 8 | Třinec | 3 |
| 9 | Příbram | 2 |
| 10 | Uherské Hradiště | 2 |
| 11 | Brno | 2 |
| 12 | Holešov | 2 |
| 13 | Frýdek-Místek | 2 |
| 14 | Jablunkov | 2 |
| 15 | Havířov | 2 |
| 16 | Praha | 1 |
| 17 | Kolín | 1 |
| 18 | Mladá Boleslav | 1 |
| 19 | Pelhřimov | 1 |
| 20 | Karlovy Vary | 1 |
| 21 | Sušice | 1 |
| 22 | Znojmo | 1 |
| 23 | Otrokovice | 1 |
| 24 | Bystřice nad Pernštejnem | 1 |
| 25 | Jeseník | 1 |
| 26 | Ostrava | 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