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Where Does The Last Name Banay Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Banay (Bengali: বানয়, Hindi: बनय, Marathi: बानाय, Oriya: ବନୟ) is found most in The Philippines. It may occur as: Bañay. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banay? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 112,254^th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,764,966 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Banay reside; 51 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 51 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 231,244^th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 1,178 people.

The surname Banay is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,112 people, or 1 in 47,935. In The Philippines Banay is most frequent in: Western Visayas, where 28 percent live, Calabarzon, where 13 percent live and Ilocos, where 12 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 26 percent live and India, where 16 percent live.

Banay Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Banay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Banay surname grew 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Banay Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Banay surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Banay earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.88% less than the national average, earning 298,043 kr per year; in Peru they earn 62.17% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,333 per year and in United States they earn 5.86% less than the national average, earning $40,621 USD per year.