Banahene Surname

70,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Banahene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banahene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6,7891:3,980577
United States961:3,775,614208,022
England691:807,50843,459
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Banahene (228) may also be a first name.

Banahene Last Name Facts

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

Banahene is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Banahene click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banahene? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 70,879th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,045,109 people. The surname Banahene occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Banahene are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Banahene is also the 594,918th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 228 people.

It is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 6,789 people, or 1 in 3,980. Without taking into account Ghana it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Banahene Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Banahene last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.

Banahene earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.02% less than the national average, earning $29,763 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bannahene941/
Vanahene882/
Bonahene881/
Banaena8014/
Banaeni8010/
Banoene801/
Vanhoene752/
Vaanaene751/
Vonhoene63185/
Banaoina631/
Benehini501/

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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 Banahene
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