The Benas surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 155 people carried this name — #113,155 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 10% from 172 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 221 people named Benas.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Saône-et-Loire.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 35 people named Benas live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Benas,
with a public archive behind them.
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Baron Louis Benas 1844–1914
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Ellen Benas 1872–1943
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Bertram Baron Benjamin Benas 1880–1968 · barrister
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Jaroslav Benas 1920–
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Benas.
- Bemer 218 · U.S. census
- Bemont 125 · U.S. census
- Ben 3,386 · U.S. census
- Bena 568 · U.S. census
- Benac 279 · U.S. census
- Benard 2,407 · U.S. census
- Benassi 428 · U.S. census
- Benatar 212 · U.S. census
- Benavente 1,901 · U.S. census
- Benavides 23,761 · U.S. census
- Bence 1,449 · U.S. census
- Benchimol 100 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Benas is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.