Banai Surname
Approximately 20,260 people bear this surname
Banai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 10,260 | 1:7,484 | 1,047 |
| India | 7,814 | 1:98,166 | 6,451 |
| Cameroon | 849 | 1:24,463 | 3,317 |
| Hungary | 454 | 1:21,622 | 2,418 |
| Papua New Guinea | 258 | 1:31,604 | 3,644 |
| United States | 133 | 1:2,725,255 | 163,031 |
| Pakistan | 70 | 1:2,552,056 | 22,156 |
| Serbia | 52 | 1:137,403 | 9,829 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| Romania | 31 | 1:647,673 | 45,663 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Solomon Islands | 22 | 1:26,365 | 5,164 |
| Croatia | 21 | 1:201,362 | 24,020 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
The alternate forms: Banaï (9) & Bánai (1) are calculated separately.
Banai (4,021) may also be a first name.
Banai Demographics
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Banai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banai (Bengali: বানাই, Hindi: बनै, Marathi: बनाई, Oriya: ବାନାଇ) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Banaï or Bánai. For other potential spellings of Banai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banai? popularity and diffusion
Banai is the 26,551st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 359,701 people. Banai is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Banai live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 51 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 110,066th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 4,021 people.
The last name Banai is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 10,260 people, or 1 in 7,484. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 21 percent reside, Fars Province, where 14 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Iran it occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in India, where 39 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.
Banai Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Banai are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.9% registered with the party.
The amount Banai earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 200.84% more than the national average, earning $149,464 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banai in the Bengali language | ||
| বানাই | bana'i | - |
| Banai in the Hindi language | ||
| बनै | banai | 90.88 |
| बनई | bana'i | 5.72 |
| बनाई | bana'i | 1.58 |
| बानाी | banai | 0.61 |
| बनइ | bana'i | 0.36 |
| बानै | banai | 0.24 |
| बनाइ | bana'i | 0.12 |
| बानई | bana'i | 0.12 |
| बनई़ | bana'i | 0.12 |
| बानाई | bana'i | 0.12 |
| Banai in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାନାଇ | bana'i | 76.32 |
| ବନାଇ | bana'i | 18.42 |
| ବାନାଈ | bana'i | 2.63 |
| ବଣାଇ | bana'i | 1.05 |
| ନାନାଇ | nana'i | 0.53 |
| ବାନଇ | bana'i | 0.53 |
| Banai in the Marathi language | ||
| बनाई | bana'i | 40.74 |
| बनई | bana'i | 40.74 |
| बानाई | bana'i | 14.81 |
| बानई | bana'i | 3.7 |
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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 Banai
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