Ban Surname
Approximately 379,831 people bear this surname
Ban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 286,143 | 1:4,778 | 194 |
| Cambodia | 23,936 | 1:647 | 173 |
| Vietnam | 16,457 | 1:5,630 | 213 |
| India | 9,459 | 1:81,094 | 5,464 |
| Romania | 5,505 | 1:3,647 | 497 |
| Myanmar | 5,453 | 1:9,525 | 283 |
| Ivory Coast | 4,814 | 1:4,793 | 437 |
| United States | 2,780 | 1:130,381 | 13,739 |
| Pakistan | 2,098 | 1:85,150 | 2,876 |
| Japan | 1,811 | 1:70,593 | 4,981 |
| Singapore | 1,695 | 1:3,249 | 264 |
| Thailand | 1,606 | 1:43,984 | 4,954 |
| Malaysia | 1,387 | 1:21,265 | 1,971 |
| Croatia | 1,240 | 1:3,410 | 333 |
| Iran | 952 | 1:80,654 | 8,215 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| Papua New Guinea | 899 | 1:9,070 | 714 |
| Indonesia | 874 | 1:151,315 | 14,851 |
| Slovenia | 865 | 1:2,876 | 407 |
| Taiwan | 832 | 1:28,179 | 377 |
| Egypt | 824 | 1:111,573 | 9,244 |
| Philippines | 667 | 1:151,781 | 25,283 |
| United Arab Emirates | 634 | 1:14,452 | 1,771 |
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Cameroon | 537 | 1:38,676 | 5,175 |
| Morocco | 511 | 1:67,468 | 11,380 |
| Canada | 458 | 1:80,449 | 8,972 |
| Iraq | 341 | 1:102,703 | 3,064 |
| Australia | 328 | 1:82,304 | 9,537 |
| Afghanistan | 263 | 1:122,255 | 2,895 |
| France | 249 | 1:266,758 | 41,114 |
| Hong Kong | 239 | 1:30,692 | 530 |
| Nigeria | 218 | 1:812,581 | 36,138 |
| Turkey | 209 | 1:372,351 | 23,099 |
| Germany | 194 | 1:414,977 | 37,848 |
| Austria | 192 | 1:44,351 | 7,087 |
| England | 185 | 1:301,179 | 22,911 |
| Spain | 184 | 1:254,087 | 16,180 |
| Brazil | 181 | 1:1,182,731 | 40,970 |
| Italy | 170 | 1:359,745 | 42,181 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| South Korea | 155 | 1:330,582 | 217 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 154 | 1:22,964 | 3,885 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Serbia | 125 | 1:57,160 | 5,388 |
| Ukraine | 106 | 1:429,459 | 51,143 |
| Montenegro | 105 | 1:6,091 | 1,108 |
| Argentina | 98 | 1:436,157 | 32,981 |
| Benin | 84 | 1:123,043 | 13,434 |
| Liberia | 84 | 1:52,483 | 4,660 |
| Hungary | 80 | 1:122,703 | 11,458 |
| Switzerland | 75 | 1:109,506 | 11,444 |
| Sweden | 74 | 1:133,064 | 9,401 |
| New Zealand | 73 | 1:62,032 | 9,583 |
| Congo | 70 | 1:71,273 | 6,207 |
| Israel | 57 | 1:150,134 | 15,774 |
| Poland | 56 | 1:678,728 | 58,421 |
| Russia | 52 | 1:2,771,597 | 154,559 |
| Netherlands | 50 | 1:337,744 | 38,500 |
| Qatar | 50 | 1:47,160 | 4,880 |
| Estonia | 46 | 1:28,735 | 5,267 |
| Suriname | 45 | 1:12,280 | 3,102 |
| Chile | 37 | 1:476,121 | 12,335 |
| Mexico | 34 | 1:3,650,771 | 25,133 |
| Mauritania | 33 | 1:124,087 | 7,273 |
| Nepal | 32 | 1:890,030 | 5,708 |
| Algeria | 28 | 1:1,379,698 | 42,792 |
| Belarus | 24 | 1:395,877 | 40,412 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Kenya | 19 | 1:2,430,521 | 36,895 |
| Slovakia | 19 | 1:280,866 | 41,728 |
| Tunisia | 18 | 1:33,924 | 4,997 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Lebanon | 9 | 1:626,343 | 14,059 |
| Senegal | 9 | 1:1,619,927 | 4,107 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Burkina Faso | 7 | 1:2,621,729 | 17,588 |
| North Macedonia | 7 | 1:300,210 | 16,548 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 129 | 1:389,292 | 29,048 |
The alternate forms: Bán (5,389), Bañ (4) & Bàn (1) are calculated separately.
Ban (321,156) may also be a first name.
Ban Demographics
Average Ban Salary in
United States
$47,200 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ban Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ban (Arabic: بان, Bengali: বন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻥ, Hindi: बान, Marathi: बन, Oriya: ବନ, Russian: Бан, Tibetan: བེན་) occurs most in China. It may also be found as: Bán, Bañ or Bàn. For other potential spellings of Ban click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ban? popularity and diffusion
Ban is the 1,417th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 19,186 people. Ban is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Ban are found; 76 percent are found in East Asia and 76 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 3,249th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 321,156 people.
Ban is most common in China, where it is held by 286,143 people, or 1 in 4,778. Excluding China this surname occurs in 134 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 6 percent are found and Vietnam, where 4 percent are found.
Ban Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ban has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ban surname expanded 2,155 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 71 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ban Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Ban last name is chiefly Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland, Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Evangelical (33%) in Lebanon, Christian (97%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Ban last name are 1.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.61% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ban earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 26.89% less than the national average, earning €21,955 per year; in Norway they earn 1.96% more than the national average, earning 352,858 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 79.79% less than the national average, earning R 48,024 per year; in Vietnam they earn 24.07% less than the national average, earning 62,599,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 9.39% more than the national average, earning $47,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.69% more than the national average, earning $53,506 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ban Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ban in the Tibetan language | ||
| བེན་ | ben | - |
| Ban in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻥ | ban | 94.12 |
| ﺑﺎﻧﻪ | banh | 5.88 |
| Ban in the Marathi language | ||
| बन | bana | 88.82 |
| बाण | bana | 8.72 |
| Ban in the Oriya language | ||
| ବନ | bana | 86.07 |
| ବଣ | bana | 8.2 |
| ବାଣ | bana | 2.18 |
| ବାନ୍ | ban | 0.38 |
| ବନ୍ | ban | 0.22 |
| ବାଣ୍ | ban | 0.03 |
| Ban in the Bengali language | ||
| বন | bana | 51.81 |
| বান | bana | 46.99 |
| Ban in the Hindi language | ||
| बान | bana | 44.4 |
| बन | bana | 37.38 |
| बानो | bano | 4.27 |
| बां | bam | 1.29 |
| बं | bam | 0.71 |
| बन् | ban | 0.18 |
| बण् | ban | 0.04 |
| Ban in the Russian language | ||
| Бан | ban | - |
| Ban in the Arabic language | ||
| بان | ban | - |
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Footnotes
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