Bankas Surname

313,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Bankas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bankas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,1081:24,3872,946
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Israel121:713,13647,700
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
India61:127,844,230863,365
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Bankas (16) may also be a first name.

Bankas Last Name Facts

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

Bankas (Marathi: बंकस) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Bankas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bankas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bankas is the 313,233rd most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,072,955 people. Bankas is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Bankas are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,108 people, or 1 in 24,387. Other than Ghana this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Bankas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bankas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bankas Last Name Statistics demography

Bankas earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.46% less than the national average, earning $36,045 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bangkas92406/
Bankash9232/
Bankass922/
Bankhas921/
Bankase921/
Bankashe864/
Bankasse861/
Basinkas861/
Bankos83278/
Bancas83106/
Bankós8387/
Bonkas831/
Bankaz831/
Bangcas771,163/
Bankose77137/
Bankosh7770/
Bankosz7722/
Bongkas7713/
Bancais777/
Bangkos775/
Bonkass773/
Bounkas771/
Beancas771/
Bankous771/
Bankeys770/
Bamkhash7195/
Baungcas7111/
Bhonkase712/
Bancause712/
Banquase711/
Bangcays711/
Bongkais711/
Bangqash711/
Bankosch711/
Banquash711/
Bannkatz710/
Bancos67491/
Vancas67128/
Bonkaß6741/
Bankoš677/
Bánkos673/
Bankosova672/
Bankosová671/
Bamkaz671/
Beinkhaus671/

Bankas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bankas in the Marathi language
बंकसbankasa66.67
बंकासbankasa33.33

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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 Bankas
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