Bananga Surname
Approximately 4,444 people bear this surname
Bananga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,865 | 1:19,115 | 2,404 |
| Tanzania | 372 | 1:142,316 | 13,061 |
| Zimbabwe | 106 | 1:145,644 | 18,674 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Congo | 13 | 1:383,777 | 9,863 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Bananga (200) may also be a first name.
Bananga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bananga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bananga (Oriya: ବାନା) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bananga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bananga is the 105,352nd most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,639,862 people. The surname Bananga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bananga are found; 88 percent are found in Central Africa and 88 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 640,739th most common forename internationally, borne by 200 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 3,865 people, or 1 in 19,115. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 8 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bananga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bananga in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାନା | bana | 79.25 |
| ବାନ | bana | 9.43 |
| ବନା | bana | 5.66 |
| ବାନାା | banaa | 3.77 |
| ବନଂଗା | bananga | 1.89 |
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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 Bananga
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