Banuka Surname
Approximately 1,723 people bear this surname
Banuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,023 | 1:20,341 | 2,776 |
| India | 580 | 1:1,322,527 | 51,643 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Banuka (1,471) may also be a first name.
Banuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Banuka (Arabic: بانوكا, Oriya: ବାନୁକା) occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Banuka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 233,904th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,229,568 people. Banuka is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Banuka reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Banuka is also the 202,980th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 1,471 people.
The last name Banuka is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,023 people, or 1 in 20,341. Other than Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 34 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banuka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banuka in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାନୁକା | banuka | 66.67 |
| ବନୁକା | banuka | 16.67 |
| ବଣୁକା | banuka | 16.67 |
| Banuka in the Arabic language | ||
| بانوكا | banwka | - |
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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 Banuka
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