Bankur Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Bankur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bankur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2231:3,439,75598,400
Turkey611:1,275,76153,024
Mauritius81:161,6778,227
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Bankur (34) may also be a first name.

Bankur Last Name Facts

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

Bankur (Hindi: बांकुरा, Marathi: बंकुर) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bankur? popularity and diffusion

It is the 908,336th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,872,170 people. Bankur occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Bankur are found; 76 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Bankur is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 34 people.

The surname Bankur is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 3,439,755. In India it is most common in: Karnataka, where 83 percent reside, Haryana, where 6 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 5 percent reside. Outside of India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 21 percent reside and Mauritius, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bangkur9293/
Bhankur9284/
Bankure923/
Bankhur922/
Bankour921/
Bhankhur869/
Bhankure865/
Bankoure862/
Bonkur83133/
Bankor8333/
Bancur8326/
Bankurova809/
Bancure77333/
Bongkur7714/
Bangkor7710/
Banqour779/
Boonkur774/
Banceur774/
Bhankor773/
Bancour773/
Bonkkur771/
Bhancur771/
Bonkour771/
Vankour771/
Bonkure771/
Beancur771/
Bancourt71379/
Boonkure717/
Boonkurd715/
Bancoure715/
Boonkurt714/
Bangcure712/
Bhankhor711/
Batencur711/
Bounkour711/
Bamkkour711/
Bonkor6777/
Beancourt679/
Bancor675/
Bounkourt674/
Batncourt672/
Vancur671/
Beatncurt671/
Bangcourt671/
Bomkur671/

Bankur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bankur in the Marathi language
बंकुरbankura57.14
भंकुरbhankura14.29
बनकुरbanakura14.29
बंकूरbankura14.29
Bankur in the Hindi language
बांकुराbankura55.56
बंकुरbankura33.33
बन्कुराbankura11.11

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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
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  • 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 Bankur
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