Banescu Surname

349,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Banescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,0161:19,7622,551
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Bănescu (362) are calculated separately.

Banescu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Banescu occurs most in Romania. It may be rendered as a variant: Bănescu. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banescu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 349,716th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,980,408 people. The surname Banescu is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Banescu reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

It is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 1,016 people, or 1 in 19,762. In Romania Banescu is primarily found in: Prahova County, where 23 percent are found, Dâmbovița County, where 18 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Romania this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Banescu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Banescu last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Banescu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bănescu95362/
Bonescu8642/
Vanescu864/
Vănescu713/
Vanesku711/
Bonesku711/
Vonescu711/
Bouneskou631/
Voinesku5313/
Voynesku533/

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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 Banescu
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