Bannan Surname
Approximately 3,208 people bear this surname
Bannan Surname Definition:
(Celtic) for O’Banan, Descendant of Banan = the White, Fair. [Irish O’Banain-ó or ua, grandson, descendant; bán, white, fair + the genit. of the diminutive suff. -an] O’Banan, O’Banain.—There were several distinct families of this name in Ireland.
Read More About This SurnameBannan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,179 | 1:307,429 | 28,245 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Australia | 386 | 1:69,937 | 8,284 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| England | 262 | 1:212,664 | 18,215 |
| New Zealand | 198 | 1:22,870 | 4,013 |
| Canada | 160 | 1:230,285 | 22,082 |
| Scotland | 99 | 1:54,079 | 4,572 |
| Benin | 67 | 1:154,263 | 15,890 |
| Ireland | 32 | 1:147,154 | 6,785 |
| Isle of Man | 24 | 1:3,576 | 767 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 134 | 1:33,059 | 3,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 147 | 1:165,819 | 14,183 |
| Scotland | 57 | 1:65,670 | 3,971 |
| Isle of Man | 11 | 1:4,934 | 490 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 544 | 1:92,314 | 9,476 |
Bannan (229) may also be a first name.
Bannan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) for O’Banan, Descendant of Banan = the White, Fair. [Irish O’Banain-ó or ua, grandson, descendant; bán, white, fair + the genit. of the diminutive suff. -an] O’Banan, O’Banain.—There were several distinct families of this name in Ireland. It is now anglicized Bannan and Banon.—Annals of the Four Masters, III. 13 note).
Bannan Demographics
Average Male Bannan Height
181.25 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bannan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bannan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bannan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺎﻥ, Hindi: बन्नन, Marathi: नन, Russian: Баннан) is most common in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bannan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 139,349th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,271,679 people. The last name Bannan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 32 percent of Bannan live; 31 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bannan is also the 593,349th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 229 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,179 people, or 1 in 307,429. In The United States Bannan is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and Maryland, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States Bannan occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Bannan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bannan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 217 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 76 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bannan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Bannan surname is predominantly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Bannan last name are 10.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.08% being registered with the party.
The amount Bannan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.67% more than the national average, earning R 410,340 per year; in United States they earn 4.87% more than the national average, earning $45,251 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.12% more than the national average, earning $53,716 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bannan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bannan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﺎﻥ | bnan | - |
| Bannan in the Marathi language | ||
| नन | nana | - |
| Bannan in the Hindi language | ||
| बन्नन | bannana | 80 |
| बन्नान | bannana | 17.14 |
| बन्नां | bannam | 2.86 |
| Bannan in the Russian language | ||
| Баннан | bannan | - |
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Footnotes
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