Banaba Surname
Approximately 1,672 people bear this surname
Banaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 888 | 1:20,667 | 1,410 |
| Papua New Guinea | 287 | 1:28,410 | 3,214 |
| Philippines | 138 | 1:733,610 | 73,138 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cook Islands | 4 | 1:4,545 | 1,050 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Bañaba (1) are calculated separately.
Banaba (353) may also be a first name.
Banaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banaba (Marathi: बानबा) is found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It may also be found as: Bañaba. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banaba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Banaba is the 239,503rd most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,358,580 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Banaba reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 463,770th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 353 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 888 people, or 1 in 20,667. In Burkina Faso Banaba is primarily found in: Centre-Nord Region, where 67 percent are found, Centre-Est Region, where 19 percent are found and Centre Region, where 7 percent are found. Other than Burkina Faso it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and The Philippines, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banaba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banaba in the Marathi language | ||
| बानबा | banaba | 83.58 |
| बनाबा | banaba | 5.97 |
| बनबा | banaba | 4.48 |
| बानबााहीम | banabaahima | 2.99 |
| बानाबा | banaba | 1.49 |
| बनाबाई | banaba'i | 1.49 |
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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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