Banwasi Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Banwasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banwasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1391:5,518,456133,501
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Banwasi (286) may also be a first name.

Banwasi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Banwasi (Hindi: बनवासी, Marathi: बनवासी) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banwasi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,441,361st most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Banwasi reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Banwasi is also the 523,065th most frequently occurring forename in the world, held by 286 people.

It is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 5,518,456. In India Banwasi is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 37 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 24 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 19 percent reside. Besides India this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Singapore, where 1 percent reside.

Banwasi Last Name Statistics demography

Banwasi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $35,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banwashi9310/
Banvasi861,180/
Banbasi86126/
Banwase8614/
Bhanwase8071/
Banvashi807/
Bhanvasi803/
Banbashi802/
Bannvasi801/
Banvasih801/
Bhanvasih756/
Vanvasi71353/
Bambasi71130/
Banuaji7157/
Banuasa7115/
Banvase7111/
Vanbasi7110/
Bamwase715/
Banvaci713/
Benvasi712/
Banbazi711/
Bonbasi711/
Banvaji711/
Bhanvase671,823/
Bambashi6715/
Vanvashi6710/
Benvashi675/
Banvachi675/
Banuadji675/
Banbasee671/
Bamwaase671/
Bhanvaji671/

Banwasi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Banwasi in the Marathi language
बनवासीbanavasi-
Banwasi in the Hindi language
बनवासीbanavasi96.43
बनवसीbanavasi3.57

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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 Banwasi
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