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

Banigo is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Banigo? popularity and diffusion

Banigo is the 131,446th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,119,089 people. Banigo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Banigo reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 639,077th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 201 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,331 people, or 1 in 53,180. In Nigeria Banigo is most frequent in: Rivers, where 79 percent live, Bayelsa, where 12 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Banigo is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Banigo Last Name Statistics demography

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