Banun Surname
Approximately 4,377 people bear this surname
Banun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 4,085 | 1:32,374 | 3,803 |
| India | 175 | 1:4,383,231 | 115,212 |
| Malaysia | 56 | 1:526,683 | 26,095 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Banun (2,771) may also be a first name.
Banun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banun (Hindi: बानूं, Oriya: ବାନୁଁ) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banun? popularity and diffusion
The last name Banun is the 106,745th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,664,964 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Banun live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 138,726th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 2,771 people.
The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 4,085 people, or 1 in 32,374. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 20 percent reside, East Java, where 15 percent reside and Aceh, where 13 percent reside. Barring Indonesia this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Banun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Banun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Banun surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banun in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାନୁଁ | banum | - |
| Banun in the Hindi language | ||
| बानूं | banum | 89.91 |
| बानुं | banum | 4.59 |
| बनूं | banum | 2.75 |
| बानून | banuna | 0.92 |
| बानूण् | banun | 0.92 |
| बानुन | banuna | 0.92 |
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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 Banun
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