Banful Surname

214,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,919 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Banful Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banful Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,8011:15,0031,939
United States591:6,143,372295,589
England411:1,358,97760,528
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Banful (158) may also be a first name.

Banful Last Name Facts

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

Banful (Bengali: বনফূল, Marathi: बनफुल) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Banful click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banful? popularity and diffusion

The last name Banful is the 214,351st most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,797,575 people. The last name Banful is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Banful are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 730,165th most widely held first name globally It is held by 158 people.

It is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,801 people, or 1 in 15,003. Excluding Ghana this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Banful Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Banful last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the party.

Banful earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.38% less than the national average, earning $38,672 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banfoul92308/
Banfuile861/
Bhanfule861/
Bonful831,431/
Bamful831/
Vanful831/
Wanful830/
Vanfuyl772/
Bamfule771/
Banphul771/
Vanfull771/
Vanfult770/
Baumfuld713/
Wanfol670/
Vanfoll626/
Watenphul5357/
Watemfull530/
Wattenphul506/

Banful Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Banful in the Marathi language
बनफुलbanaphula-
Banful in the Bengali language
বনফূলbanaphula50
বনফুলbanaphula50

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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 Banful
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