Banhu Surname
Approximately 291 people bear this surname
Banhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 255 | 1:60,542 | 9,135 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Banhu (3,718) may also be a first name.
Banhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Banhu (Hindi: बन्हू, Marathi: बन्हु) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banhu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 912,827th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. Banhu occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Banhu live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Banhu is also the 115,525th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 3,718 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 60,542. In Zimbabwe Banhu is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 58 percent reside, Harare Province, where 28 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 8 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe Banhu is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent reside and China, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banhu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banhu in the Hindi language | ||
| बन्हू | banhu | 74.95 |
| बन्हु | banhu | 19.53 |
| बनहू | banahu | 3.18 |
| बान्हू | banhu | 1.7 |
| बनहु | banahu | 0.42 |
| बाण्हु | banhu | 0.21 |
| Banhu in the Marathi language | ||
| बन्हु | banhu | 44.44 |
| बंहु | banhu | 33.33 |
| बन्हू | banhu | 11.11 |
| बंहू | banhu | 11.11 |
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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 Banhu
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