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 surname Benages is found in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Bénages. Click here to see other possible spellings of Benages.
How Common Is The Last Name Benages? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 302,457th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,806,809 people. Benages occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Benages are found; 84 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 84 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
The surname Benages is most frequently used in Spain, where it is borne by 1,058 people, or 1 in 44,189. In Spain Benages is most prevalent in: Valencian Community, where 46 percent live, Catalonia, where 43 percent live and Aragon, where 8 percent live. Besides Spain it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in France, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
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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