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Where Does The Last Name Banu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Banu (Bengali: বানু, Hindi: बानू, Marathi: बनु, Oriya: ବାନୁ, Russian: Бану, Tibetan: བ་ནུ་) is found most frequently in India. It can also occur in the variant forms: Bañu. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,265^th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 17,276 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Banu reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 47 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Banu is also the 10,665^th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 95,031 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 195,065 people, or 1 in 3,932. In India it is most frequent in: Rajasthan, where 37 percent live, Telangana, where 13 percent live and West Bengal, where 10 percent live. Beside India this last name is found in 96 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 44 percent live and Romania, where 3 percent live.

Banu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Banu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Banu last name grew 46,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Banu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Banu surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Syriac Orthodox (77%) in Lebanon, Muslim (51%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Banu are 0.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.87% being registered with the political party.

The amount Banu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.33% less than the national average, earning €6,808 per year; in South Africa they earn 93.72% less than the national average, earning R 14,916 per year; in United States they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning $44,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.87% less than the national average, earning $44,282 CAD per year.