Banafsha Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Banafsha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banafsha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Banafsha (470) may also be a first name.

Banafsha Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Banafsha Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Banafsha (Hindi: बनफशा, Marathi: बनफ़शा) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Banafsha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Banafsha is the 8,968,613th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Banafsha occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Banafsha live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 392,739th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 470 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan Banafsha is most common in: Balochistan, where 50 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 50 percent live. Excluding Pakistan Banafsha exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banafsa932/
Banafsaj88214/
Banafshe8866/
Banafshi8815/
Banafsheh821,275/
Banafshee828/
Banafshei826/
Banafsche821/
Benafshay821/
Benafshaha7820/
Banafshehr781/
Benhafsa75691/
Wanhafsah711/
Banavsi672/
Bhanavse635/
Bhanawse632/

Banafsha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Banafsha in the Hindi language
बनफशाbanaphasa-
Banafsha in the Marathi language
बनफ़शाbanafasa40
बनफशाहbanaphasaha20
बनफशाbanaphasa20
बनाफ़शाbanafasa20

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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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  • 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 Banafsha
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