Bankana Surname
Approximately 337 people bear this surname
Bankana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 308 | 1:239,869 | 23,092 |
| Congo | 15 | 1:332,606 | 9,246 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Bankana (19) may also be a first name.
Bankana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bankana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bankana (Arabic: بانكانا, Oriya: ବାାନା) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bankana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 823,466th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,624,765 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bankana are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bankana is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.
The surname Bankana is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 239,869. Aside from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 4 percent reside and Tanzania, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bankana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bankana in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାାନା | baana | - |
| Bankana in the Arabic language | ||
| بانكانا | bankana | - |
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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 Bankana
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