Banih Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Banih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 261 | 1:387,886 | 50,287 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Banih (590) may also be a first name.
Banih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banih Come From? nationality or country of origin
Banih (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻧﻴﻪ) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Banih click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banih? popularity and diffusion
The surname Banih is the 899,940th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. Banih occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Banih are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 87 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 344,405th most common forename worldwide, borne by 590 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 387,886. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Cagayan Valley, where 97 percent live, Cordillera Administrative Region, where 2 percent live and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines Banih occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Pakistan, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banih Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻧﻴﻪ | banyh | - |
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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 Banih
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