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
Average Male Banjo Height
175.52 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Banjo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banjo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Banjo (Hindi: बन्जो, Marathi: बंजो, Oriya: ବାୋ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Banjò. Click here for further potential spellings of Banjo.
How Common Is The Last Name Banjo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 34,940th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 481,090 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Banjo reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Banjo is also the 86,915th most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 5,870 people.
The surname Banjo is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 13,426 people, or 1 in 13,194. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 35 percent are found, Lagos, where 35 percent are found and Oyo, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Banjo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Banjo has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Banjo last name increased 18,333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 16,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Banjo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Banjo surname is predominantly Christian (88%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Banjo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with 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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