Benages Surname
Approximately 1,255 people bear this surname
Benages Surname User-submission:
Benages is a Catalan surname. It means 'good will you have'. It's a combination of 'good' (ben) and the imperative of 'to be' (hages).
Benages Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1,058 | 1:44,189 | 4,205 |
| France | 80 | 1:830,284 | 98,964 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Bénages (1) are calculated separately.
Benages Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Benages is a Catalan surname. It means 'good will you have'. It's a combination of 'good' (ben) and the imperative of 'to be' (hages).
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Average Benages Salary in
United States
$55,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benages Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benages Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benages is held by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Bénages. Click here for other possible spellings of Benages.
How Common Is The Last Name Benages? popularity and diffusion
Benages is the 302,457th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,806,809 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Benages live; 84 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 84 percent live in Iberian Europe.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is carried by 1,058 people, or 1 in 44,189. In Spain Benages is primarily concentrated in: Valencian Community, where 46 percent are found, Catalonia, where 43 percent are found and Aragon, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Spain this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Benages Last Name Statistics demography
Benages earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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