Baniyan Surname
Approximately 574 people bear this surname
Baniyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 433 | 1:177,327 | 14,829 |
| India | 76 | 1:10,092,966 | 194,472 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Baniyan (334) may also be a first name.
Baniyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Baniyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Baniyan (Hindi: बनियां, Marathi: बनीयान, Oriya: ବାନିୟନ, Russian: Баниян) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Baniyan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 554,992nd most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,696,073 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Baniyan reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 478,963rd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 334 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 433 people, or 1 in 177,327. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Khuzestan Province, where 17 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 16 percent live and Yazd Province, where 12 percent live. Apart from Iran this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent live and Kuwait, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Baniyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Baniyan in the Hindi language | ||
| बनियां | baniyam | 64.91 |
| बाणियां | baniyam | 8.77 |
| बनियाँ | baniyam | 5.26 |
| बणियाँ | baniyam | 3.51 |
| बनीयां | baniyam | 3.51 |
| बणीयां | baniyam | 1.75 |
| बानियां | baniyam | 1.75 |
| बनियान | baniyana | 1.75 |
| बणियां | baniyam | 1.75 |
| बनीयन | baniyana | 1.75 |
| बनियन | baniyana | 1.75 |
| बानियान | baniyana | 1.75 |
| बनियॉ | baniyo | 1.75 |
| Baniyan in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାନିୟନ | baniyana | 50 |
| ବନିୟନ | baniyana | 50 |
| Baniyan in the Marathi language | ||
| बनीयान | baniyana | 50 |
| बानीयान | baniyana | 12.5 |
| बाकीयान | bakiyana | 12.5 |
| बिनयान | binayana | 12.5 |
| बिनयण | binayana | 6.25 |
| बािनयन | bainayana | 6.25 |
| Baniyan in the Russian language | ||
| Баниян | banian | - |
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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 Baniyan
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