Bandah Surname
Approximately 6,638 people bear this surname
Bandah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 5,019 | 1:3,411 | 448 |
| Pakistan | 857 | 1:208,453 | 5,025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Liberia | 173 | 1:25,483 | 2,487 |
| Afghanistan | 76 | 1:423,068 | 5,769 |
| Philippines | 66 | 1:1,533,912 | 105,821 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Bandah (214) may also be a first name.
Bandah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bandah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bandah (Oriya: ବାଃ) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bandah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bandah is the 74,104th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,097,853 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Bandah live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 617,781st most numerous first name in the world, held by 214 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 5,019 people, or 1 in 3,411. Beside Malawi it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 13 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bandah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bandah in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଃ | bah | 75 |
| ବାଆ | ba'a | 25 |
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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 Bandah
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