Banw Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Banw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan571:3,134,10324,953
India101:76,706,538639,611
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Banw (16) may also be a first name.

Banw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Banw is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Banw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,293,424th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. Banw is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Banw reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Banw is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name Banw is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 3,134,103. In Pakistan Banw is most frequent in: Sindh, where 60 percent are found, Punjab, where 37 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan Banw is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banwe8918/
Banhw892/
Bannw891/
Beanw890/
Bainwe803/
Beanew801/
Banb7597/
Banf7552/
Banv7513/
Bonw752/
Banfe67190/
Bhanb67108/
Banff67101/
Banbh6725/
Banph678/
Bonwe675/
Beanb672/
Beanf672/
Bannf671/
Bhanf671/
Bonnw671/
Baunb671/
Baumw670/

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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 Banw
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