Babana Surname
Approximately 2,674 people bear this surname
Babana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 846 | 1:209,389 | 12,454 |
| Niger | 550 | 1:34,895 | 1,921 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| Mauritania | 269 | 1:15,223 | 1,429 |
| South Africa | 195 | 1:277,834 | 27,419 |
| Algeria | 136 | 1:284,056 | 28,609 |
| Indonesia | 53 | 1:2,495,268 | 147,726 |
| Burkina Faso | 40 | 1:458,802 | 6,619 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Romania | 8 | 1:2,509,734 | 55,065 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Babană (5) are calculated separately.
Babana (3,450) may also be a first name.
Babana Demographics
Babana Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Babana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Babana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Babana (Arabic: بابانا, Bengali: বাবনা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺒﺎﻥ, Hindi: बबना, Marathi: बाबाना, Oriya: ବାବନା, Russian: Бабана) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Babană. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Babana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 162,627th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,725,335 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Babana reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Babana is also the 121,068th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 3,450 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 846 people, or 1 in 209,389. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Jigawa, where 42 percent live, Borno, where 11 percent live and Kano, where 9 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 21 percent live and Morocco, where 17 percent live.
Babana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Babana surname is principally Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.
The amount Babana earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 74.3% less than the national average, earning R 61,068 per year and in United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Babana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Babana in the Hindi language | ||
| बबना | babana | 80.43 |
| बबाना | babana | 17.39 |
| बाबाना | babana | 2.17 |
| Babana in the Bengali language | ||
| বাবনা | babana | 75 |
| বাবান | babana | 12.5 |
| ভাবনা | bhabana | 12.5 |
| Babana in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାବନା | babana | 69.09 |
| ବାବନ | babana | 24.85 |
| ବବନା | babana | 2.42 |
| ବାବାନା | babana | 1.82 |
| ଭାବନା | bhabana | 0.61 |
| Babana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺒﺎﻥ | bban | 46.15 |
| ﺑﺒﺎﻧﻪ | bbanh | 28.85 |
| ﺑﺎﺑﺎﻧﺎ | babana | 15.38 |
| ﺑﺎﺑﺎﻧﻪ | babanh | 3.85 |
| ﺑﺒﺎﺑﺎﻧﺎ | bbabana | 0.96 |
| ﺑﺎﺑﻨﺎ | babna | 0.96 |
| ﺑﺒﺎﻧﺔ | bbant | 0.96 |
| ﺑﺒﺎﻧﺎ | bbana | 0.96 |
| ﺑﺎﺑﺎﻧﺔ | babant | 0.96 |
| ﺑﻴﺎﻥ | byan | 0.96 |
| Babana in the Marathi language | ||
| बाबाना | babana | 39.68 |
| बबन | babana | 16.67 |
| बाबणा | babana | 16.67 |
| बाबाणा | babana | 10.32 |
| बाबना | babana | 2.38 |
| बाबांना | babanna | 2.38 |
| बबना | babana | 1.59 |
| बामण्णा | bamanna | 1.59 |
| बबाना | babana | 0.79 |
| बाबाण्णा | babanna | 0.79 |
| बाबऩ्ना | babanna | 0.79 |
| शबाना | sabana | 0.79 |
| Babana in the Russian language | ||
| Бабана | babana | - |
| Babana in the Arabic language | ||
| بابانا | babana | - |
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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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