Banvu Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

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

Banvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Banvu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Banvu (Hindi: बांवू, Marathi: बनवू, Russian: Банву) is most common in The DR Congo. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banvu? popularity and diffusion

Banvu is the 3,185,033rd most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Banvu reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Besides The DR Congo it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 26 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banvou912/
Vanvu80265/
Bamvu8028/
Bonvu8020/
Banbu8016/
Banwu801/
Mpanvu7348/
Wanvou7330/
Banmbu7314/
Banbou7311/
Benvau7310/
Banbuh736/
Banbut735/
Baanbu734/
Bamvou732/
Vanvuu732/
Vanvou732/
Baimvu732/
Bhanbu731/
Banwou731/
Bamvuh731/
Wanveu731/
Banbhu731/
Bhanbhu6763/
Banmbuh6745/
Bainmbu6715/
Bonvoux6711/
Boonvut675/
Bonvous672/
Baanbou671/
Bainbou671/
Bonvaux671/
Vanvous671/
Vanvaux671/
Banbuch671/

Banvu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Banvu in the Hindi language
बांवूbanvu-
Banvu in the Marathi language
बनवूbanavu-
Banvu in the Russian language
Банвуbanvu-

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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 Banvu
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