Banuki Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Banuki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banuki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Banuki (16) may also be a first name.

Banuki Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Banuki Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Banuki (Arabic: بانوكي, Marathi: बानुकी, Oriya: ବାନୁକି) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Banuki click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banuki? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,106,139th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Banuki live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Banuki is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 16 people.

This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Outside of The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 4 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banukhi9264/
Banuski9242/
Banhuki9223/
Bagnucki86155/
Banhuski861/
Banoukis861/
Banuka831,723/
Baniki83240/
Banoki8321/
Banuke8313/
Banuchi771,530/
Banicki77869/
Bhanuka77614/
Banieki7782/
Bannoki7715/
Vannuki7710/
Banikhi778/
Bainuka773/
Banokhi773/
Bhaniki773/
Banauka772/
Bajnoki771/
Banhuky771/
Bonukhi771/
Banukka771/
Banikai771/
Banokai771/
Bainuke771/
Baanuka771/
Bahnuka771/
Banguke771/
Vanauki770/
Bhanuker7114/
Bajnocki714/
Bognucki712/
Baanikki711/
Banouchi711/
Baniccki711/
Banaukha711/
Banauciy711/
Banoukoy711/
Banauker711/
Banickii711/
Banucchi711/
Mpanouki711/
Vannucki710/
Vaunucki710/
Bonuke67627/
Banike67208/
Beniki6751/
Bonuka6734/
Bonoki6727/
Banoka6726/
Banoke6725/
Baniky6714/
Vahanukiy6713/
Baniqi6713/
Boniki6712/
Banuca679/
Bannouchi679/
Benuqi674/
Banhouchi671/
Benuke671/
Banoky671/

Banuki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Banuki in the Oriya language
ବାନୁକିbanuki75
ବଣୁକିbanuki25
Banuki in the Marathi language
बानुकीbanuki66.67
बनुकीbanuki33.33
Banuki in the Arabic language
بانوكيbanwky-

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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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  • 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 Banuki
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