Banaras Surname
Approximately 27,130 people bear this surname
Banaras Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 25,726 | 1:6,944 | 584 |
| Afghanistan | 893 | 1:36,006 | 1,418 |
| England | 241 | 1:231,195 | 19,235 |
| India | 201 | 1:3,816,246 | 105,238 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Banaras (20,164) may also be a first name.
Banaras Demographics
Average Banaras Salary in
United States
$24,406 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Banaras Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banaras Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Banaras (Arabic: بنارس, Hindi: बनारस, Marathi: बनारस, Oriya: ବନାରସ) occurs most in Pakistan. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banaras? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 20,155th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 268,616 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Banaras live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Banaras is also the 37,565th most common first name worldwide, held by 20,164 people.
The last name Banaras is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 25,726 people, or 1 in 6,944. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 67 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 18 percent reside and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Banaras Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Banaras earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.57% more than the national average, earning 431,129 kr per year and in United States they earn 43.44% less than the national average, earning $24,406 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banaras Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banaras in the Hindi language | ||
| बनारस | banarasa | 99.47 |
| बनारास | banarasa | 0.27 |
| बनारसी | banarasi | 0.27 |
| Banaras in the Marathi language | ||
| बनारस | banarasa | 90.94 |
| बानारस | banarasa | 4.15 |
| बनसोडे | banasode | 2.26 |
| बनारास | banarasa | 1.13 |
| अणाराव | anarava | 0.38 |
| बाबाराव | babarava | 0.38 |
| बनरस | banarasa | 0.38 |
| बणारस | banarasa | 0.38 |
| Banaras in the Oriya language | ||
| ବନାରସ | banarasa | 75 |
| ବାନାରସ | banarasa | 25 |
| Banaras in the Arabic language | ||
| بنارس | bnars | - |
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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 Banaras
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