Banigo Surname

131,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Banigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,3311:53,1804,066
United States461:7,879,542351,394
England391:1,428,66862,556
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Banigo (201) may also be a first name.

Banigo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Banigo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Banigo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 131,446th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,119,089 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Banigo are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Banigo is also the 639,077th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 201 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,331 people, or 1 in 53,180. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 79 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Banigo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Banigo surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Banigo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.15% less than the national average, earning $39,632 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banigos924/
Baniogo923/
Baniego922/
Bainigo921/
Banigoos86153/
Banikgop868/
Banigosh861/
Baniga83239/
Benigo8392/
Bonigo8347/
Banego8335/
Wanigo8310/
Banugo836/
Vanigo833/
Baniega77302/
Beniego7721/
Vanigot7711/
Basniga7710/
Banniga775/
Benigou775/
Banegos774/
Banigha772/
Baneago771/
Bonigoo771/
Beneigo771/
Wagnigo771/
Bañiego771/
Banaiga771/
Banigas771/
Beaniga771/
Banigga771/
Wanigop771/
Banjgou771/
Beanego771/
Vanisgo770/
Banikghosh7523/
Bañgo736/
Bonoingo7113/
Bangegou711/
Basnigah711/
Batnigas711/
Bonigood711/
Bonieggo711/
Vanigoud711/
Bannigas710/
Banega675,322/
Beniga672,227/
Waniga67189/
Boniga67149/
Bonego67142/
Banuga6724/
Vaniga6720/
Benego6715/
Bañiga673/
Bonugo673/
Bannigaud673/
Benugo672/
Vanego672/
Bañego671/
Wanjgo671/
Uonigo671/
Vonigo671/
Bañgoy671/
Bognisgou671/
Bannighas670/

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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 Banigo
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