Banafshe Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iran

Banafshe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banafshe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Iran221:3,490,11599,764
England71:7,959,723202,100

Banafshe (201) may also be a first name.

Banafshe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Banafshe occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Banafshe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,352,516th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Banafshe live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Banafshe is also the 639,077th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 201 people.

Banafshe is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 9,796,187. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 54 percent are found, Virginia, where 27 percent are found and Arizona, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 33 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Banafshe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Banafshe surname are 39.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

Banafshe earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 129.26% more than the national average, earning $98,924 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banafsheh941,275/
Banafshee948/
Banafshei946/
Banafsche941/
Banafsh932/
Banafshehr891/
Banafshi8815/
Banafsha884/
Banafs861/
Banafsa802/
Banafsaj75214/
Bhanavse755/
Bhanawse752/
Benafshy751/
Banabs712/
Benafshay711/
Vanaffche711/
Banaws710/
Banoffs6711/
Banavsi672/
Bainabs671/
Benefse671/
Benhafsi63177/
Batnavch6371/
Wanafsuy631/
Vanabs5725/
Banovs5717/
Banows570/
Bahnovs531/
Vanhof's501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Banafshe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis