Banwa Surname

352,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Banwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3221:229,44022,327
Philippines2331:434,49954,012
Zimbabwe1621:95,29813,521
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Iran501:1,535,65060,563
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
India181:42,614,743461,117
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Banwa (129) may also be a first name.

Banwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Banwa (Marathi: बानवा) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Banwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Banwa is the 352,406th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,047,917 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Banwa reside; 31 percent reside in Central Africa and 31 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 818,356th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 129 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 322 people, or 1 in 229,440. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 23 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent are found.

Banwa Last Name Statistics demography

Banwa earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.16% more than the national average, earning R 344,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banhwa91180/
Banwai9147/
Baunwa914/
Banway911/
Bainwa911/
Beanwa911/
Bamnwa911/
Banwah911/
Banwatt8329/
Beanway8311/
Banwaid834/
Baynwad832/
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Banwaip831/
Banwath831/
Bhanwaj831/
Banwhea831/
Bainewa831/
Banua808,942/
Banba807,281/
Banwo801,871/
Bamwa80417/
Banva80250/
Bonwa8097/
Banwi8026/
Banwe8018/
Banwy804/
Banwaitt7724/
Bahanwad772/
Batinwad772/
Banwaith771/
Bhanwath771/
Bhainwad771/
Banvat731,065/
Banuat7364/
Bamwai7351/
Banuay7337/
Bonwai7328/
Mpanwa7313/
Banbai7313/
Bonwas7310/
Banbay737/
Bainwi737/
Baunva736/
Banbha736/
Banwoh735/
Bhanua734/
Bonway734/
Boonwa734/
Banwis734/
Bainba733/
Bainwe733/
Banwie732/
Bonwah732/
Banvoa732/
Banuap731/
Banvas731/
Banwhy731/
Baanva731/
Vanwah731/
Baanwi731/
Bannwi731/
Bonwua731/
Bagnua731/
Banbaj731/
Banwou731/
Banvaz731/
Banwei731/
Bamwua731/
Banvai731/
Battinwad714/
Bhahanwaj711/
Bhanvat6783/
Banvait6743/
Beanuah6735/
Boonwai6725/
Batimwa6713/
Baanvat6710/
Boonwas678/
Bhanvad677/
Banweer676/
Vanwaay676/
Bainbai675/
Bainvad675/
Banuath674/
Boonwha674/
Baanbaa673/
Banbeau673/
Baimwas673/
Boonwad673/
Baynbai671/
Banvatt671/
Baimwad671/
Bhamwat671/
Bhanvas671/
Bainbah671/
Baynuah671/
Beinwai671/
Bhanbha671/
Bainbay671/
Basnuat671/
Batemwa671/
Boonhwa671/
Boonwah671/
Mpanhwa671/
Banwhot671/
Banwich670/
Banwood670/
Beunway670/

Banwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Banwa in the Marathi language
बानवाbanava-

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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 Banwa
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