Banwas Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Banwas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banwas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Banwas (13) may also be a first name.

Banwas Last Name Facts

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

Banwas (Marathi: बनवास) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banwas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Banwas are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 80 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Banwas is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia Banwas is most common in: Central Sulawesi, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia Banwas exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banwase9214/
Bhanwase8671/
Banbas8317/
Bonwas8310/
Banwaz835/
Banvas831/
Vanwaus7754/
Banvase7711/
Vanwaas779/
Boonwas778/
Bamwase775/
Baimwas773/
Bhanvas771/
Bhanwaj771/
Vanwass771/
Bhanvase711,823/
Bamwaase711/
Bambas67523/
Vanvas674/
Bonvas674/
Banbos673/
Banuac672/
Vonwas671/
Bhahanwaj671/
Banvac671/
Banvaz671/
Bonuas670/

Banwas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Banwas in the Marathi language
बनवासbanavasa-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Banwas
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis