Benega Surname
Approximately 2,858 people bear this surname
Benega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 1,234 | 1:5,864 | 441 |
| Argentina | 1,183 | 1:36,131 | 3,017 |
| Brazil | 261 | 1:820,208 | 29,701 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Philippines | 28 | 1:3,615,651 | 151,287 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Bénega (1), Benéga (1) & Beñega (1) are calculated separately.
Benega (11) may also be a first name.
Benega Demographics
Average Benega Salary in
United States
$45,451 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Benega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benega is found most in Paraguay. It can occur as: Bénega, Benéga or Beñega. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Benega? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 153,760th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,549,876 people. The last name Benega is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Benega are found; 94 percent are found in South America and 43 percent are found in Paraguayan South America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 11 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Paraguay, where it is held by 1,234 people, or 1 in 5,864. In Paraguay it is most frequent in: Central Department, where 32 percent live, Alto Paraná Department, where 13 percent live and Itapúa Department, where 10 percent live. Beside Paraguay this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 41 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.
Benega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Benega has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 116 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Benega Last Name Statistics demography
Benega earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.34% more than the national average, earning $45,451 USD per year.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Benega
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