Banakai Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Banakai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Banakai (10) may also be a first name.
Banakai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banakai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banakai (Hindi: बनकई) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Banakai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Banakai live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Banakai is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and India, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banakai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banakai in the Hindi language | ||
| बनकई | banaka'i | - |
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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 Banakai
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