Banang Surname
Approximately 1,173 people bear this surname
Banang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 553 | 1:37,557 | 5,024 |
| Philippines | 183 | 1:553,214 | 62,319 |
| Indonesia | 177 | 1:747,171 | 57,374 |
| Papua New Guinea | 117 | 1:69,690 | 9,084 |
| Malaysia | 69 | 1:427,453 | 22,065 |
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Banang (419) may also be a first name.
Banang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banang (Marathi: बंग, Oriya: ବାନା) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banang? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 318,950th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,212,742 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Banang are found; 37 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 21 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Banang is also the 419,838th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 419 people.
The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 553 people, or 1 in 37,557. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 44 percent reside, Centre Region, where 20 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banang in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାନା | bana | - |
| Banang in the Marathi language | ||
| बंग | banga | - |
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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 Banang
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