9 893
Bearers
36.
Rank
female
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
The feminine form of the surname Beneš. A pet form of the given name Benedikt.
Origin: from the given name Benedikt
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 205 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Benešová — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Středočeský kraj | 1 647 |
| 2 | Hlavní město Praha | 1 361 |
| 3 | Ústecký kraj | 974 |
| 4 | Plzeňský kraj | 843 |
| 5 | Jihomoravský kraj | 840 |
| 6 | Jihočeský kraj | 727 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 648 |
| 8 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 540 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 539 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 490 |
| 11 | Olomoucký kraj | 475 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | 412 |
| 13 | Karlovarský kraj | 254 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | 143 |
| Total CZ | 9 893 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 1 361 |
| 2 | Brno | 321 |
| 3 | Plzeň | 287 |
| 4 | Mladá Boleslav | 220 |
| 5 | České Budějovice | 200 |
| 6 | Liberec | 154 |
| 7 | Ostrava | 153 |
| 8 | Olomouc | 147 |
| 9 | Kolín | 141 |
| 10 | Ústí nad Labem | 135 |
| 11 | Rakovník | 130 |
| 12 | Hradec Králové | 129 |
| 13 | Černošice | 127 |
| 14 | Teplice | 122 |
| 15 | Most | 116 |
| 16 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 99 |
| 17 | Karlovy Vary | 99 |
| 18 | Tábor | 98 |
| 19 | Kutná Hora | 97 |
| 20 | Louny | 97 |
| 21 | Prostějov | 95 |
| 22 | Náchod | 89 |
| 23 | Nýřany | 88 |
| 24 | Pardubice | 88 |
| 25 | Kladno | 87 |
| 26 | Svitavy | 85 |
| 27 | Břeclav | 84 |
| 28 | Děčín | 83 |
| 29 | Strakonice | 82 |
| 30 | Chomutov | 82 |
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