Banawai Surname
Approximately 633 people bear this surname
Banawai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
The alternate forms: Banawaï (1) are calculated separately.
Banawai (23) may also be a first name.
Banawai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banawai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banawai is more frequently found in Togo than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Banawaï. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banawai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 515,280th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,512,711 people. The surname Banawai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Banawai reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most common first name worldwide, borne by 23 people.
The last name is most numerous in Togo, where it is borne by 630 people, or 1 in 11,504. Outside of Togo Banawai occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.
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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 Banawai
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