Banum Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Banum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 74 | 1:10,365,748 | 197,751 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
Banum (249) may also be a first name.
Banum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banum (Hindi: बानूम, Marathi: बानुम, Russian: Банум) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Banum? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,860,621st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Banum live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Banum is also the 565,047th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 249 people.
This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 10,365,748. In India it is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 70 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 11 percent are found and Kerala, where 7 percent are found. Other than India this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.
Banum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Banum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Banum surname contracted 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banum in the Hindi language | ||
| बानूम | banuma | - |
| Banum in the Marathi language | ||
| बानुम | banuma | - |
| Banum in the Russian language | ||
| Банум | banum | - |
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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 Banum
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