Banama Surname
Approximately 377 people bear this surname
Banama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 60 | 1:319,867 | 9,444 |
| Ivory Coast | 46 | 1:501,549 | 15,911 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Liberia | 36 | 1:122,459 | 9,313 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Banama (320) may also be a first name.
Banama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Banama (Hindi: बनामा, Marathi: बनमा, Oriya: ବାନାମା) has its highest incidence in Niger. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Banama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 758,524th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. The last name Banama is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Banama reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 27 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Banama is also the 490,671st most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 320 people.
The surname Banama is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 319,867. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 62 percent are found and Diffa Region, where 38 percent are found. Apart from Niger this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banama in the Hindi language | ||
| बनामा | banama | - |
| Banama in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାନାମା | banama | 50 |
| ବନମାଳୀ | banamali | 25 |
| ବନମା | banama | 25 |
| Banama in the Marathi language | ||
| बनमा | banama | 42.86 |
| बानमा | banama | 28.57 |
| बनामा | banama | 28.57 |
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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 Banama
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