Bancayan Surname

183,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Bancayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bancayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru2,0541:15,4741,958
Philippines2081:486,72257,858
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Bancayán (19) & Bancayàn (2) are calculated separately.

Bancayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bancayan is most common in Peru. It may also appear in the variant forms: Bancayán or Bancayàn. Click here for further potential spellings of Bancayan.

How Common Is The Last Name Bancayan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bancayan is the 183,996th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 3,158,884 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Bancayan are found; 89 percent are found in South America and 89 percent are found in Andean South America.

The surname is most widespread in Peru, where it is borne by 2,054 people, or 1 in 15,474. In Peru it is primarily found in: Piura Region, where 54 percent reside, Lima Province, where 21 percent reside and Callao Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Peru Bancayan occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Bancayan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bancayan last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bancayan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 30.02% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,565 per year and in United States they earn 46.25% more than the national average, earning $63,105 USD per year.

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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 Bancayan
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