Banay Surname
Approximately 4,129 people bear this surname
Banay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,112 | 1:47,935 | 7,813 |
| Israel | 1,077 | 1:7,946 | 1,247 |
| India | 680 | 1:1,128,037 | 46,043 |
| Argentina | 117 | 1:365,328 | 28,402 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Bañay (150) are calculated separately.
Banay (1,178) may also be a first name.
Banay Demographics
Average Banay Salary in
United States
$40,621 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Banay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Banay (Bengali: বানয়, Hindi: बनय, Marathi: बानाय, Oriya: ବନୟ) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Bañay. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 112,254th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,764,966 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 231,244th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 1,178 people.
Banay is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,112 people, or 1 in 47,935. In The Philippines Banay is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 28 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 13 percent are found and Ilocos, where 12 percent are found. Barring The Philippines it exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 26 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.
Banay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Banay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Banay surname rose 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Banay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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 political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banay in the Bengali language | ||
| বানয় | banaya | - |
| Banay in the Hindi language | ||
| बनय | banaya | 96.87 |
| बनया | banaya | 1.57 |
| वनय | vanaya | 0.63 |
| बनै | banai | 0.63 |
| बानय | banaya | 0.31 |
| Banay in the Oriya language | ||
| ବନୟ | banaya | 71.43 |
| ବିନୟ | binaya | 14.29 |
| ବନୟାଇଁ | banaya'im | 14.29 |
| Banay in the Marathi language | ||
| बानाय | banaya | 40 |
| बनाय | banaya | 20 |
| बनय | banaya | 20 |
| बानय | banaya | 20 |
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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 Banay
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