Banabas Surname
Approximately 4,217 people bear this surname
Banabas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,863 | 1:95,085 | 6,539 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,559 | 1:5,230 | 312 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Solomon Islands | 41 | 1:14,147 | 2,649 |
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Banabas (12,028) may also be a first name.
Banabas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banabas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banabas (Bengali: বনবাস, Hindi: बनबास, Marathi: बनाबास, Oriya: ବନବାସ) is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Banabas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banabas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 110,265th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,728,135 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Banabas reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 54,071st most prevalent first name on earth, held by 12,028 people.
The surname Banabas is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,863 people, or 1 in 95,085. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 11 percent live, Rivers, where 9 percent live and Bayelsa, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 37 percent live and Ghana, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banabas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banabas in the Bengali language | ||
| বনবাস | banabasa | - |
| Banabas in the Hindi language | ||
| बनबास | banabasa | - |
| Banabas in the Oriya language | ||
| ବନବାସ | banabasa | 84.6 |
| ବନବସ | banabasa | 11.04 |
| ବନବାସାଇଁ | banabasa'im | 2.18 |
| ବନବସ୍ | banabas | 0.29 |
| ବନବାସି | banabasi | 0.15 |
| ବାନାବାସ | banabasa | 0.15 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 0.07 |
| ବନାବାସ | banabasa | 0.07 |
| ବନବାସ୍ | banabas | 0.07 |
| ବନବାସୀ | banabasi | 0.07 |
| ବାର୍ାବାସ | barabasa | 0.07 |
| Banabas in the Marathi language | ||
| बनाबास | banabasa | 66.67 |
| बानबस | banabasa | 16.67 |
| बनबास | banabasa | 16.67 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Banabas
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