Banwi Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Banwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973

Banwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Banwi is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Banwi is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Banwi are found; 46 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,886,990. In Pakistan Banwi is most numerous in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 50 percent reside and Sindh, where 50 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 35 percent reside and Nigeria, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banwai9147/
Bainwi917/
Banwis914/
Banwie912/
Banwei911/
Bannwi911/
Baanwi911/
Banwaid834/
Banwaip831/
Banwich830/
Banwa801,034/
Banvi80349/
Bonwi80295/
Banbi80166/
Banui8099/
Banwe8018/
Banwy804/
Bamwi801/
Banwaitt7724/
Banwaith771/
Bhanvi73672/
Banhwa73180/
Bamwai7351/
Banbhi7332/
Bonwai7328/
Bamwei7327/
Banuhi7324/
Beinwi7323/
Bhanbi7322/
Banbai7313/
Bhanui738/
Vanwei735/
Banbiy735/
Bannui734/
Banuis734/
Baunwa734/
Banhui734/
Bonwie733/
Bainwe733/
Bonwui732/
Bamwyi731/
Banvid731/
Banvai731/
Banuit731/
Banway731/
Banwhy731/
Bainui731/
Banvoi731/
Banbei731/
Bainwa731/
Bahnvi731/
Beunwi731/
Bounwi731/
Bohnwi731/
Bonwei731/
Bomnwi731/
Beanwa731/
Vanwij730/
Bhanbhi67287/
Bhanvid6753/
Boonwit6746/
Banvait6743/
Bonwich6727/
Boonwai6725/
Beanway6711/
Banvich6711/
Banweer676/
Bainbai675/
Banguhi673/
Banouhi672/
Bonwith672/
Baynbai671/
Banuiph671/
Bainmbi671/
Bhanwaj671/
Vanweij671/
Banwhea671/
Beinwai671/
Bomnwih671/

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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 Banwi
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