Banik Surname
Approximately 182,629 people bear this surname
Banik Surname User-submission:
Banik means 'trader'. In Bengali banik refers to a 'trader' or 'merchant'. So it can be inferred that banik is an occupational surname used by the merchant caste of Bengal (the ancient pre-british region).
Read More About This SurnameBanik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 113,021 | 1:6,787 | 600 |
| Bangladesh | 65,516 | 1:2,432 | 236 |
| United States | 913 | 1:396,998 | 34,792 |
| Indonesia | 907 | 1:145,809 | 14,369 |
| Poland | 484 | 1:78,530 | 12,243 |
| Germany | 393 | 1:204,848 | 23,383 |
| Papua New Guinea | 179 | 1:45,551 | 5,636 |
| Canada | 153 | 1:240,821 | 22,946 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| United Arab Emirates | 96 | 1:95,440 | 8,441 |
| Brazil | 91 | 1:2,352,465 | 72,498 |
| Thailand | 88 | 1:802,708 | 129,613 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Slovakia | 71 | 1:75,161 | 14,596 |
| Russia | 67 | 1:2,151,090 | 130,958 |
| Czechia | 60 | 1:177,224 | 26,394 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| Australia | 51 | 1:529,327 | 39,816 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Oman | 18 | 1:204,887 | 3,723 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Baník (397), Bánik (78) & Báník (5) are calculated separately.
Banik (1,239) may also be a first name.
Banik Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Banik means 'trader'. In Bengali banik refers to a 'trader' or 'merchant'. So it can be inferred that banik is an occupational surname used by the merchant caste of Bengal (the ancient pre-british region). Thus this surname is very prevalent in present day Bangladesh and India.
- princeredviperBanik Demographics
Average Banik Salary in
United States
$44,020 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Banik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Banik (Bengali: বনিক, Hindi: बनिक, Marathi: बनीक, Oriya: ବନିକ, Russian: Баник) occurs most in India. It can also occur as: Baník, Bánik or Báník. For other possible spellings of Banik click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banik? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,089th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 39,904 people. Banik is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Banik reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 224,526th most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 1,239 people.
Banik is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 113,021 people, or 1 in 6,787. In India Banik is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 71 percent live, Tripura, where 22 percent live and Assam, where 3 percent live. Besides India this surname is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Banik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Banik has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 45,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Banik Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Banik last name is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Banik last name are 3.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.57% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Banik earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.88% less than the national average, earning 343,043 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.02% more than the national average, earning $44,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.36% more than the national average, earning $53,340 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banik Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banik in the Bengali language | ||
| বনিক | banika | 94.28 |
| বণিক | banika | 5.57 |
| বনিক্ | banik | 0.09 |
| বনীক | banika | 0.03 |
| বানিক | banika | 0.01 |
| Banik in the Hindi language | ||
| बनिक | banika | 87.7 |
| बानिक | banika | 4.92 |
| बनीक | banika | 4.92 |
| वानिक | vanika | 0.82 |
| बणिक | banika | 0.82 |
| बानीक | banika | 0.82 |
| Banik in the Marathi language | ||
| बनीक | banika | 73.57 |
| बािनक | bainaka | 10.19 |
| बानीक | banika | 7.32 |
| बािणक | bainaka | 3.18 |
| बाणीक | banika | 1.91 |
| बतीक | batika | 0.64 |
| माणीक | manika | 0.64 |
| मनी | mani | 0.64 |
| बने | bane | 0.64 |
| बनीम | banima | 0.64 |
| Banik in the Oriya language | ||
| ବନିକ | banika | 44.94 |
| ବଣିକ | banika | 42.12 |
| ବନୀକ | banika | 3.76 |
| ବନିକ୍ | banik | 3.06 |
| ବାନିକ | banika | 1.18 |
| ବନିବ୍ | banib | 0.94 |
| ବଣିକ୍ | banik | 0.47 |
| ବନୀକ୍ | banik | 0.47 |
| ବଣୀକ | banika | 0.47 |
| ବନି | bani | 0.24 |
| ବାନୀକ | banika | 0.24 |
| ନିକ | nika | 0.24 |
| ବଣିବ୍ | banib | 0.24 |
| Banik in the Russian language | ||
| Баник | banik | - |
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