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Surname

Benková

Male form: Benk

515 Bearers
3004. Rank
female Gender

Meaning

The feminine form of the surname Benek. 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 99 municipalities.

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

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Moravskoslezský kraj 227
2 Hlavní město Praha 39
3 Zlínský kraj 28
4 Olomoucký kraj 28
5 Jihomoravský kraj 28
6 Ústecký kraj 24
7 Královéhradecký kraj 24
8 Pardubický kraj 23
9 Karlovarský kraj 23
10 Středočeský kraj 21
11 Plzeňský kraj 17
12 Kraj Vysočina 12
13 Liberecký kraj 11
14 Jihočeský kraj 10
Total CZ515
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Ostrava 50
2 Praha 39
3 Opava 34
4 Jablunkov 30
5 Hlučín 26
6 Třinec 15
7 Bruntál 14
8 Český Těšín 14
9 Trutnov 11
10 Brno 11
11 Havířov 10
12 Orlová 10
13 Sokolov 9
14 Pardubice 8
15 Litomyšl 8
16 Cheb 7
17 Plzeň 7
18 Chomutov 7
19 Třebíč 7
20 Otrokovice 7
21 Přerov 7
22 Kravaře 7
23 Kladno 6
24 Vodňany 6
25 Kostelec nad Orlicí 6
26 Zábřeh 6
27 Most 5
28 Znojmo 5
29 Olomouc 5
30 Kutná Hora 4

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