Surname
Benová
308
Bearers
5439.
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 63 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Benová — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 126 |
| 2 | Kraj Vysočina | 28 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 27 |
| 4 | Zlínský kraj | 26 |
| 5 | Středočeský kraj | 23 |
| 6 | Olomoucký kraj | 20 |
| 7 | Hlavní město Praha | 20 |
| 8 | Pardubický kraj | 13 |
| 9 | Královéhradecký kraj | 9 |
| 10 | Karlovarský kraj | 6 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 6 |
| 12 | Ústecký kraj | 3 |
| 13 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 308 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opava | 49 |
| 2 | Ostrava | 34 |
| 3 | Praha | 20 |
| 4 | Rožnov pod Radhoštěm | 16 |
| 5 | Znojmo | 14 |
| 6 | Bílovec | 13 |
| 7 | Telč | 10 |
| 8 | Odry | 8 |
| 9 | Chrudim | 7 |
| 10 | Bystřice nad Pernštejnem | 7 |
| 11 | Přerov | 7 |
| 12 | Havířov | 7 |
| 13 | Příbram | 6 |
| 14 | Jindřichův Hradec | 5 |
| 15 | Mariánské Lázně | 5 |
| 16 | Pardubice | 5 |
| 17 | Frýdek-Místek | 5 |
| 18 | Olomouc | 5 |
| 19 | Kladno | 4 |
| 20 | Brno | 4 |
| 21 | Nové Město na Moravě | 4 |
| 22 | Hranice | 4 |
| 23 | Valašské Meziříčí | 4 |
| 24 | Židlochovice | 4 |
| 25 | Benešov | 3 |
| 26 | Černošice | 3 |
| 27 | Hradec Králové | 3 |
| 28 | Kroměříž | 3 |
| 29 | Třebíč | 3 |
| 30 | Pelhřimov | 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