Banjo Surname
Approximately 15,148 people bear this surname
Banjo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13,426 | 1:13,194 | 1,327 |
| England | 550 | 1:101,306 | 10,665 |
| United States | 320 | 1:1,132,684 | 81,515 |
| Japan | 257 | 1:497,449 | 14,392 |
| Israel | 234 | 1:36,571 | 5,061 |
| South Africa | 63 | 1:859,964 | 56,669 |
| Suriname | 38 | 1:14,543 | 3,502 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 1:25,910 | 1,967 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Banjò (1) are calculated separately.
Banjo (5,870) may also be a first name.
Banjo Demographics
Banjo Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Banjo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banjo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Banjo (Hindi: बन्जो, Marathi: बंजो, Oriya: ବାୋ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Banjò. For other possible spellings of Banjo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banjo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 34,940th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 481,090 people. The last name Banjo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Banjo live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 86,915th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 5,870 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13,426 people, or 1 in 13,194. In Nigeria Banjo is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 35 percent live, Lagos, where 35 percent live and Oyo, where 8 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Banjo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Banjo has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Banjo last name grew 18,333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 16,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Banjo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (88%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Banjo surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Banjo earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 15.58% more than the national average, earning R 274,656 per year; in United States they earn 16.96% more than the national average, earning $50,465 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.09% less than the national average, earning $35,728 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banjo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banjo in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାୋ | bao | - |
| Banjo in the Marathi language | ||
| बंजो | banjo | - |
| Banjo in the Hindi language | ||
| बन्जो | banjo | 42.86 |
| बान्जो | banjo | 28.57 |
| बंजो | banjo | 14.29 |
| बानजो | banajo | 14.29 |
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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 Banjo
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