Banuha Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Banuha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
Banuha (7) may also be a first name.
Banuha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banuha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banuha is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Banuha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Banuha is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Banuha are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 7 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Banuha is most frequent in: Zamfara, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 14 percent reside and The Gambia, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhanuha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bangauha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Banoua | 83 | 35 | / |
| Banuah | 83 | 10 | / |
| Banaua | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bahanguha | 80 | 12 | / |
| Bagnoua | 77 | 37 | / |
| Bangoua | 77 | 13 | / |
| Baynoua | 77 | 6 | / |
| Banouas | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bainoua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bannoua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banhoua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baanoua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpanuha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banauai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhanuiya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bounouha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangnoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benuah | 67 | 37 | / |
| Banouo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Banooa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bonuho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonuah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Banuha
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