Banu Name Meaning, Origins & Popularity

Banu Forename

10,665^th

Most Common

name in the World

Approximately 95,031 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:

India

Highest density in:

Northern Cyprus

Banu Forename User-submission:

Banu (Persian: بانو‎ bânu) is a Persian female given name popular in Iran and other Persian-speaking countries. It is also used in Turkey, Bangladesh and Azerbaijan. It means 'lady' in Persian.

Banu Forename Distribution

Place	Gender	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
India	82%	49,558	1:24,514	3,486
Turkey	100%	25,703	1:3,027	583
Kazakhstan	100%	4,510	1:3,935	518
Indonesia	100%	3,412	1:75,605	8,936
Russia	100%	2,517	1:57,304	1,288
Bangladesh	100%	1,833	1:86,995	6,214
Pakistan	100%	1,335	1:145,586	5,545
Sri Lanka	-	1,145	1:18,165	2,459
United States	84%	508	1:713,655	16,745
Malaysia	95%	441	1:69,047	5,296
Nepal	53%	365	1:78,048	4,772
Saudi Arabia	-	350	1:88,036	9,509
Uzbekistan	100%	330	1:93,292	2,750
Azerbaijan	99%	327	1:29,489	2,310
Afghanistan	87%	311	1:104,899	3,594
England	100%	232	1:239,668	6,612
Papua New Guinea	54%	188	1:43,363	4,219
Netherlands	100%	184	1:91,859	4,930
Northern Cyprus	100%	177	1:1,797	408
Germany	100%	175	1:552,445	5,577
Kuwait	-	161	1:23,511	2,397
Nigeria	93%	155	1:1,145,577	27,765
South Africa	91%	115	1:474,197	23,094
Oman	100%	104	1:39,506	2,343
Egypt	100%	87	1:1,056,333	18,582
Canada	100%	76	1:435,965	12,081
Qatar	67%	74	1:32,022	4,280
Iraq	100%	68	1:514,969	5,682
Cameroon	100%	66	1:327,432	12,021
Kyrgyzstan	95%	38	1:157,192	8,523
Sweden	100%	38	1:259,419	8,288
Australia	-	38	1:359,411	6,666
United Arab Emirates	-	35	1:204,343	13,030
Romania	-	30	1:668,399	18,240
Spain	100%	27	1:1,723,332	10,918
Albania	100%	27	1:112,836	7,482
Switzerland	100%	27	1:304,204	5,947
Belgium	100%	27	1:425,557	7,369
Austria	92%	23	1:370,183	3,999
Singapore	80%	20	1:314,353	9,609
France	100%	19	1:3,498,439	16,478
Thailand	100%	15	1:4,671,054	89,574
Ukraine	100%	15	1:3,033,327	6,531
Bhutan	78%	11	1:74,993	2,020
Bulgaria	100%	11	1:635,490	8,785
Denmark	-	10	1:564,950	8,399
Kenya	100%	10	1:4,630,711	25,538
Liberia	100%	7	1:630,294	15,835
Finland	57%	6	1:913,864	8,662
Italy	68%	6	1:10,177,015	31,373
Lebanon	100%	5	1:1,125,514	9,179
Philippines	50%	5	1:21,201,895	240,180
Bahrain	-	4	1:337,168	4,986
DR Congo	100%	4	1:18,456,901	95,891
Cambodia	75%	4	1:4,068,332	35,322
Taiwan	100%	4	1:5,942,420	87,370
Brazil	-	4	1:53,559,038	368,334
Botswana	100%	4	1:546,112	13,807
Wales	-	4	1:773,577	8,486
Israel	100%	3	1:2,800,973	24,529
Norway	100%	3	1:1,710,776	19,445
Georgia	-	3	1:1,246,155	15,822
Uganda	100%	3	1:13,652,307	74,436
South Korea	-	2	1:2,772,210	27,911
Zimbabwe	50%	2	1:7,711,908	84,647
Peru	100%	2	1:15,895,727	74,652
China	-	2	1:683,027,891	94,999
Luxembourg	100%	2	1:282,024	3,520
Japan	-	2	1:63,993,028	72,606
Iran	-	2	1:39,248,434	50,459
Haiti	-	1	1:10,726,953	41,696
Barbados	-	1	1:289,789	3,893
Bosnia and Herzegovina	-	1	1:3,524,458	8,651
Venezuela	-	1	1:30,201,893	231,239
Brunei	-	1	1:419,570	3,266
Czechia	100%	1	1:10,656,162	11,509
Ghana	100%	1	1:26,986,216	13,521
Greece	-	1	1:10,934,548	22,228
Turkmenistan	100%	1	1:5,472,870	3,925
Guyana	-	1	1:763,262	24,238
Trinidad and Tobago	-	1	1:1,361,419	34,512
Transnistria	-	1	1:475,638	2,115
Portugal	-	1	1:10,410,866	12,786
Iceland	-	1	1:366,017	7,938
Lesotho	100%	1	1:2,039,997	47,971
Mauritius	-	1	1:1,297,784	13,721
Mozambique	-	1	1:27,243,357	5,091
New Zealand	-	1	1:4,536,044	17,392
Scotland	67%	1	1:5,350,366	24,769
Poland	100%	1	1:38,027,112	9,241

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Banu (421,824) may also be a surname.

Banu Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

- turquoise

DNA test information

Banu Forename Popularity

Banu Demographics

Banu Religious Adherence
in Russia

Sample size: 6 (2016)

Religious Adherence
in Russia

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Phonetically Similar Names

Forename	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Bhanu	89	205,232	/
Bannu	89	7,959	/
Banhu	89	3,718	/
Banau	89	1,711	/
Bangu	89	1,490	/
Bainu	89	1,176	/
Banou	89	970	/
Baunu	89	879	/
Basnu	89	532	/
Banus	89	417	/
Bajnu	89	241	/
Bagnu	89	184	/
Bahnu	89	174	/
Baanu	89	157	/
Banui	89	109	/
Banuu	89	67	/
Batnu	89	61	/
Banut	89	47	/
Banuj	89	32	/
Beanu	89	32	/
Banud	89	31	/
Banup	89	23	/
Baynu	89	23	/
Banuh	89	19	/
Baneu	89	13	/
Baenu	89	11	/
Banuy	89	6	/
Bamnu	89	4	/
Hbanu	89	4	/
Bhannu	80	3,240	/
Bhanuz	80	2,837	/
Bhangu	80	2,402	/
Banhui	80	1,093	/
Banush	80	742	/
Bhainu	80	300	/
Bahanu	80	296	/
Banahu	80	276	/
Bhajnu	80	264	/
Bhagnu	80	231	/
Bangau	80	219	/
Bangou	80	172	/
Banouh	80	146	/
Bhanuj	80	138	/
Bhaanu	80	115	/
Bhanuu	80	113	/
Banout	80	111	/
Bhaunu	80	89	/
Bainus	80	85	/
Banous	80	80	/
Bannau	80	62	/
Bhanau	80	57	/
Bannut	80	46	/
Bainut	80	43	/
Bhanui	80	29	/
Bainau	80	27	/
Bhanut	80	24	/
Baingu	80	23	/
Bagnou	80	21	/
Bannou	80	18	/
Bainou	80	18	/
Bhanud	80	17	/
Bhaynu	80	17	/
Bhanuh	80	16	/
Bhanus	80	15	/
Bhanhu	80	14	/
Basnhu	80	12	/
Banohu	80	12	/
Banhou	80	12	/
Bainuh	80	10	/
Bannhu	80	9	/
Bagnus	80	9	/
Baunau	80	9	/
Baunou	80	9	/
Beanus	80	9	/
Bhanup	80	7	/
Bhasnu	80	6	/
Baynou	80	6	/
Baisnu	80	6	/
Baanud	80	6	/
Banaud	80	5	/
Bamgnu	80	5	/
Bannuh	80	4	/
Banouj	80	4	/
Baanuy	80	4	/
Bhhanu	80	4	/
Bgangu	80	4	/
Bhanou	80	4	/
Bannus	80	4	/
Banngu	80	3	/
Bannnu	80	3	/
Bannui	80	3	/
Bannuy	80	3	/
Bainnu	80	3	/
Bahnou	80	3	/
Banuis	80	3	/
Banaut	80	3	/
Banaus	80	3	/
Banhuu	80	2	/
Banheu	80	2	/
Banoud	80	2	/
Beangu	80	2	/
Bhaneu	80	2	/
Bhamnu	80	2	/
Bangnu	80	2	/
Bhahnu	80	1	/
Bgannu	80	1	/
Bhanuy	80	1	/
Bhatnu	80	1	/
Baunnu	80	1	/
Baunuu	80	1	/
Baunuy	80	1	/
Batnui	80	1	/
Bathnu	80	1	/
Basnau	80	1	/
Beamnu	80	1	/
Beanou	80	1	/
Baynus	80	1	/
Baynut	80	1	/
Banoup	80	1	/
Banouz	80	1	/
Banhup	80	1	/
Banneu	80	1	/
Bannud	80	1	/
Bannuu	80	1	/
Bamneu	80	1	/
Bamnui	80	1	/
Bamnup	80	1	/
Banauş	80	1	/
Banudd	80	1	/
Banutė	80	1	/
Bahunu	80	1	/
Bahngu	80	1	/
Baignu	80	1	/
Baijnu	80	1	/
Baineu	80	1	/
Bajngu	80	1	/
Bajnou	80	1	/
Bajnus	80	1	/
Baehnu	80	1	/
Baanus	80	1	/
Hbhanu	80	1	/
Baneue	80	1	/
Bainud	80	1	/
Basnut	80	1	/
Beanut	80	1	/
Banhhu	80	1	/
Banuch	80	1	/
Batnus	80	1	/
Bonu	75	45,897	/
Benu	75	38,680	/
Wanu	75	4,904	/
Vanu	75	4,813	/
Uanu	75	11	/
Wbnu	75	1	/
Bainaut	73	539	/
Bhahanu	73	17	/
Banoush	73	14	/
Bhanush	73	14	/
Bhangau	73	11	/
Bangnou	73	9	/
Bachhnu	73	8	/
Bhannuu	73	6	/
Baynaut	73	6	/
Banuiph	73	4	/
Bhainnu	73	4	/
Banouhe	73	3	/
Bainout	73	3	/
Bahanau	73	3	/
Bhainau	73	3	/
Bhannau	73	3	/
Banaudh	73	2	/
Bangneu	73	2	/
Bahanou	73	2	/
Bhainus	73	1	/
Bhajhnu	73	1	/
Bhajnau	73	1	/
Bgangou	73	1	/
Bhaneus	73	1	/
Bhangnu	73	1	/
Bhanngu	73	1	/
Bhannnu	73	1	/
Bhannus	73	1	/
Bhanuch	73	1	/
Bhanudt	73	1	/
Bhaunuu	73	1	/
Bhathnu	73	1	/
Batnhou	73	1	/
Beanheu	73	1	/
Beanush	73	1	/
Baynaud	73	1	/
Baynout	73	1	/
Bannout	73	1	/
Bannush	73	1	/
Bahaneu	73	1	/
Bahanud	73	1	/
Bahanui	73	1	/
Bahanut	73	1	/
Bahnous	73	1	/
Bainaud	73	1	/
Bagnaux	73	1	/
Bagnoux	73	1	/
Baannou	73	1	/
Banoo	67	24,266	/
Bhonu	67	5,583	/
Vasnu	67	4,772	/
Bonus	67	3,652	/
Beenu	67	3,480	/
Benau	67	2,788	/
Bongu	67	1,886	/
Bonou	67	1,159	/
Vannu	67	637	/
Vanhu	67	618	/
Wanou	67	454	/
Vanus	67	433	/
Vangu	67	341	/
Boinu	67	283	/
Bhenu	67	277	/
Vaunu	67	267	/
Uanus	67	164	/
Vainu	67	110	/
Vanui	67	108	/
Banoe	67	106	/
Benuh	67	96	/
Wanhu	67	89	/
Vanou	67	75	/
Vahnu	67	66	/
Vanau	67	64	/
Wannu	67	58	/
Vhanu	67	55	/
Benui	67	55	/
Vanut	67	54	/
Wainu	67	52	/
Vajnu	67	51	/
Huanu	67	39	/
Wanau	67	37	/
Bonnu	67	34	/
Veanu	67	30	/
Wanuh	67	27	/
Vatnu	67	26	/
Wanui	67	25	/
Buinu	67	23	/
Boonu	67	23	/
Bonuh	67	22	/
Whanu	67	21	/
Wahnu	67	21	/
Bomnu	67	20	/
Waneu	67	19	/
Bajnauth	67	18	/
Vanuz	67	18	/
Bounu	67	17	/
Vanuj	67	17	/
Benuy	67	15	/
Benhu	67	15	/
Bhanudtt	67	14	/
Boneu	67	14	/
Behnu	67	12	/
Bonud	67	11	/
Beinu	67	11	/
Bojnu	67	10	/
Botnu	67	10	/
Vanuš	67	9	/
Wanuu	67	9	/
Wanud	67	9	/
Uanuj	67	8	/
Uanup	67	8	/
Beneu	67	7	/
Vaynu	67	6	/
Vagnu	67	6	/
Vaneu	67	5	/
Beynu	67	5	/
Mpanu	67	5	/
Vaanu	67	5	/
Vanuu	67	5	/
Waynu	67	5	/
Vanuy	67	5	/
Wajnu	67	4	/
Waunu	67	3	/
Bonau	67	3	/
Hvanu	67	3	/
Vanud	67	3	/
Wagnu	67	3	/
Uanuh	67	2	/
Vanuh	67	2	/
Vuanu	67	2	/
Bonhu	67	2	/
Bonuj	67	2	/
Bhahangu	67	1	/
Beunu	67	1	/
Boenu	67	1	/
Bonui	67	1	/
Bonup	67	1	/
Bonut	67	1	/
Bonuu	67	1	/
Batneuch	67	1	/
Batingnu	67	1	/
Buonu	67	1	/
Bamhu	67	1	/
Bahannou	67	1	/
Baangnud	67	1	/
Uangu	67	1	/
Uaanu	67	1	/
Vamnu	67	1	/
Vanup	67	1	/
Vanux	67	1	/
Vanuş	67	1	/
Wuanu	67	1	/
Weanu	67	1	/
Waanu	67	1	/
Hwanu	67	1	/
Bonux	67	1	/
Bwyan	67	1	/
Bneuu	67	1	/
Bianhuai	67	1	/
Bawnw	67	1	/
Baannuch	67	1	/
Ba-Un	67	1	/

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Banu Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Banu in the Russian language
Бану	banu	-

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Footnotes

First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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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 Banu