Baniwa Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Baniwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baniwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Baniwa (16) may also be a first name.

Baniwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baniwa is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Baniwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Baniwa are found; 36 percent are found in Central Africa and 36 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Baniwa is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Beside The DR Congo this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baniwat9245/
Baniwai9214/
Basniwa924/
Baniwau921/
Baniowa921/
Banhiwa921/
Bainiwai861/
Bainiwad861/
Banniwas861/
Banjwa831,565/
Baniba83876/
Banhwa83180/
Banywa8358/
Banuwa8323/
Beniwa836/
Baniwi833/
Baniva832/
Banewa832/
Baniwe831/
Beaniva7775/
Banieva7734/
Banyowa7723/
Banibai779/
Banewad775/
Banjjwa772/
Baniova772/
Banivas772/
Banivad771/
Boniwad771/
Bouniwa771/
Banhiba771/
Bainuwa771/
Hbanjwa771/
Banuway771/
Banewaï771/
Baniwou771/
Bangewa771/
Banivga771/
Bainewa771/
Baneway770/
Beniway770/
Banhoiba7125/
Bainibai7111/
Bhanibai7110/
Banibhai717/
Bahnieva714/
Bannibai712/
Boiniwad712/
Banneway711/
Banichua711/
Baynewad711/
Baneva67764/
Boniwe67249/
Banibi67229/
Banebi67187/
Benuwa6786/
Baneba6744/
Banivo6727/
Banjua6723/
Benewa6720/
Banevi6716/
Banibo6715/
Banjui6715/
Banuva6715/
Boniva6713/
Benywa6712/
Banibe679/
Bonywa679/
Bonjwa675/
Banhui674/
Beniva674/
Bonewa673/
Vaniva673/
Banewe672/
Banivi672/
Banjwo671/
Bhanibhai671/
Banywe671/
Boniwo671/
Bagnua671/
Banive671/
Banewi671/
Banuwo671/

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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 Baniwa
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