Bandje Surname
Approximately 199 people bear this surname
Bandje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 52 | 1:399,405 | 34,455 |
| Benin | 33 | 1:313,200 | 25,349 |
| Ivory Coast | 29 | 1:795,560 | 21,349 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
The alternate forms: Bandjé (1) & Bandjè (1) are calculated separately.
Bandje (90) may also be a first name.
Bandje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bandje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bandje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺞ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Bandjé or Bandjè. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bandje? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,189,614th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. Bandje is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Bandje are found; 38 percent are found in Central Africa and 27 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most widely held given name internationally, held by 90 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: East Region, where 58 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 23 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 17 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bandje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bandje in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﺞ | bnj | - |
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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
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- 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 Bandje
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