Banniya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Banniya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Banniya (9) may also be a first name.
Banniya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banniya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banniya (Hindi: बंनिया) is most common in India. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Banniya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Banniya reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Banniya is also the 3,941,740th most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 9 people.
Banniya is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is most frequent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 33 percent are found, Rajasthan, where 33 percent are found and West Bengal, where 33 percent are found. Not including India Banniya is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banniya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banniya in the Hindi language | ||
| बंनिया | banniya | 66.67 |
| बांणिया | banniya | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Banniya
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