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    The surname Banegas

    A surname, carried by 3,493 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex B522

    Banegas: #9,320 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Banegas #9,320, 3,493 people Banegas: #9,320 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Banegas #9,320, 3,493 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Banegas is more common than 94.3% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,493 people named Banegas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 88,390 Americans. That is up 76% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,986.

    #9,320
    rank among US surnames
    3,493
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +75.9%
    change since 2000 (was #13,931)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,313Barreras3,49688,314
    #9,314Elswick3,49588,339
    #9,319Maughan3,49488,364
    #9,320Niehaus3,49388,390
    #9,328Klimek3,49288,415

    Who is named Banegas

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    92% of people named Banegas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    • Two or more races 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Banegass

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Allan Banegas
      Association football player, born 1993
    • Cristina Banegas
      Argentine actress, born 1946

    Notable Banegass come mostly from Honduras (1) and Argentina (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Banegas

    Banegas has the Soundex code B522, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B522.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Banegas?
    3,493 people in the United States had the surname Banegas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,390 Americans. It ranked 9,320th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Banegas?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Banegas identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.5% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Banegas?
    Allan Banegas, association football player, followed by Cristina Banegas.
    Where is the surname Banegas most common?
    Wikidata records people named Banegas in Honduras and Argentina.
    Is the surname Banegas getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,986 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,493 in 2010, up 76%.