Banars Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Banars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1221:1,464,29416,074
India121:63,922,115578,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Banars (169) may also be a first name.

Banars Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Banars Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Banars (Hindi: बनारस, Marathi: बनासर्) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banars? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,544,715th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Banars reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Banars is also the 703,581st most common first name throughout the world It is held by 169 people.

The surname Banars is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 1,464,294. In Pakistan Banars is primarily concentrated in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 39 percent reside, Punjab, where 26 percent reside and Sindh, where 15 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banarse92175/
Banaurs92155/
Banarsh922/
Banarss921/
Banharsh861/
Banarshe861/
Bangaars861/
Baners835/
Vanars831/
Banors831/
Benars831/
Bonars831/
Batnarshe801/
Vanarse77854/
Bahners77174/
Beinars7757/
Bongars7742/
Wanarse7728/
Bonaers7724/
Banarje7723/
Banners778/
Beynars772/
Beaners772/
Vainars771/
Benhars771/
Boonars771/
Bauners770/
Wannars770/
Vanarshe7110/
Vanaarse715/
Bongaars711/
Vanarsse711/
Bonnairs711/
Baunhers710/
Bamharst710/
Boners676/
Vanarx673/
Beners672/
Vanors671/
Bonors670/
Bannhorst670/

Banars Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Banars in the Hindi language
बनारसbanarasa-
Banars in the Marathi language
बनासर्banasar-

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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 Banars
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