Bands Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bands Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bands Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2561:211,63222,369
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
England181:3,095,448105,421
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Bands Last Name Facts

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

Bands is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bands? popularity and diffusion

It is the 566,665th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 13,060,118 people. The surname Bands is mostly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Bands live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Bands is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 256 people, or 1 in 211,632. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 62 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent live and Western Cape, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Bands exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Bands Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bands has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bands last name rose 172 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bands Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bands last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bands earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 44.08% more than the national average, earning R 342,384 per year and in United States they earn 26.19% more than the national average, earning $54,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bandsz914/
Baunds912/
Bainds911/
Bandsh910/
Bannds910/
Band8918,181/
Batends8321/
Bandsch8316/
Bandsze832/
Bonds8017,631/
Bhand8013,897/
Bandh801,692/
Wands801,372/
Bandt801,343/
Bandp80170/
Baand80133/
Bancs8093/
Baind8081/
Vands8028/
Beand8025/
Baund8014/
Bandd808/
Bants807/
Bannd804/
Bahnd803/
Bandz802/
Bamds801/
Bgand801/
Baatends771/
Bounds7312,636/
Bahand73697/
Banchs73637/
Bandte73145/
Bhaund73144/
Batind73140/
Vandse7337/
Vandås7333/
Wandås7325/
Bantse7324/
Vandsø7323/
Baints7318/
Bained7318/
Bondse7317/
Bhaind7316/
Bhaand7313/
Basind736/
Basend736/
Wandsø736/
Bhandh735/
Bantsh735/
Banndh733/
Bandth733/
Bhanhd733/
Baindh732/
Bhandt732/
Bandße731/
Wandsz731/
Bondts731/
Boonds731/
Bhamnd731/
Baasnd731/
Bhannd731/
Waunds731/
Vandss731/
Uandse731/
Wandse731/
Bacind731/
Bondds731/
Boinds731/
Banddh731/
Bahund731/
Boynds731/
Banndt730/
Baandt730/
Baintd730/
Bonnds730/
Baincs730/
Bond67138,885/
Banz672,538/
Banc671,635/
Bant671,268/
Vand67739/
Bandowa67390/
Bandová67332/
Bamd67102/
Bandova6785/
Banč6753/
Battend675/
Vandsøe674/
Bantsch674/
Bhondse671/
Bahaand671/
Bangeed671/
Banć671/
Baunddh671/
Bànd671/
Bachend671/
Bahannd671/
Wandsøe671/
Baunchs670/

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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 Bands
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