Benæs Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Benæs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Benæs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway71:734,61250,907

The alternate forms: Bens (5,213), Benš (40) & Benś (5) are calculated separately.

Benæs Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Benæs Come From? nationality or country of origin

Benæs is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Bens, Benš or Benś. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benæs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Benæs is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Benæs live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly used in Norway, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 734,612. In Norway Benæs is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 57 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 43 percent live.

Benæs Last Name Statistics demography

Benæs earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 16.9% less than the national average, earning 287,601 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bens965,213/
Boenæs919/
Bennæs917/
Benš8940/
Benś895/
Bense802,797/
Beens801,911/
Benns801,171/
Bensz80624/
Baens80589/
Behns80550/
Boens80450/
Biens80176/
Bensh80143/
Beuns80113/
Bhens8053/
Venæs8035/
Wenæs8015/
Buens808/
Bensø805/
Bønæs804/
Benst801/
Bensì801/
Benıs801/
Benss800/
Bns75128/
Bensch736,328/
Beense7347/
Benshe7334/
Beensh7319/
Biensø738/
Wesnæs735/
Bensse735/
Behens734/
Beenss734/
Boensh732/
Bienns731/
Bennse731/
Bhense731/
Beuhns730/
Boehns730/
Benz6743,596/
Wens672,351/
Bins671,876/
Vens671,284/
Baensch671,071/
Boensch67463/
Büns67143/
Bnst67122/
Bems67108/
Uens6784/
Byns6770/
Biensch6770/
Behnsch6769/
Bensche6729/
Bäns6722/
Buensch679/
Benß679/
Benç679/
Bnsh676/
Böns676/
Bensova673/
Bnss673/
Benx671/
Beemnns670/

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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
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  • 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 Benæs
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