Surname
Beníček
283
Bearers
5944.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
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 43 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Beníček — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlínský kraj | 157 |
| 2 | Jihomoravský kraj | 41 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 24 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 16 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 10 |
| 6 | Jihočeský kraj | 10 |
| 7 | Středočeský kraj | 9 |
| 8 | Hlavní město Praha | 7 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Plzeňský kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Královéhradecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 283 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uherský Brod | 130 |
| 2 | Znojmo | 13 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 13 |
| 4 | Zlín | 10 |
| 5 | Brno | 10 |
| 6 | Praha | 7 |
| 7 | Uherské Hradiště | 7 |
| 8 | Tišnov | 6 |
| 9 | Jindřichův Hradec | 5 |
| 10 | Mikulov | 5 |
| 11 | Olomouc | 5 |
| 12 | Černošice | 4 |
| 13 | Sokolov | 4 |
| 14 | Děčín | 4 |
| 15 | Bílina | 4 |
| 16 | Jeseník | 4 |
| 17 | Vlašim | 3 |
| 18 | Dačice | 3 |
| 19 | Teplice | 3 |
| 20 | Kroměříž | 3 |
| 21 | Havířov | 3 |
| 22 | Orlová | 3 |
| 23 | Bílovec | 3 |
| 24 | České Budějovice | 2 |
| 25 | Plzeň | 2 |
| 26 | Chomutov | 2 |
| 27 | Liberec | 2 |
| 28 | Rumburk | 2 |
| 29 | Kuřim | 2 |
| 30 | Šlapanice | 2 |
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