Banyin Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Banyin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banyin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
England71:7,959,723202,100
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Banyin (18) may also be a first name.

Banyin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Banyin occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Banyin? popularity and diffusion

Banyin is the 652,085th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. The last name Banyin is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Banyin live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Banyin is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 18 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Barring Ghana it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 8 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Banyin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Banyin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Banyin last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banyina9234/
Banyine9214/
Banouyin867/
Bainyien861/
Banyen834,286/
Banhin83108/
Banien8342/
Banjin8336/
Wanyin834/
Baniin832/
Bonyin831/
Banienė772,107/
Banjing7749/
Baniene7745/
Baneain7730/
Banyeng7724/
Boonyin775/
Banieng775/
Bonyina772/
Bangein772/
Banhien771/
Bonyion771/
Bonyine771/
Watnyin771/
Banyhyn771/
Bangeyn771/
Baniine771/
Baniing771/
Banjimn771/
Banyimg771/
Huanyin771/
Mpanyin771/
Bhangiin716/
Vanhying713/
Banyhyna711/
Banjieng711/
Whanying711/
Bangnien711/
Vangeyin711/
Bounying711/
Wanyen67546/
Bangen67493/
Vangeyina6777/
Baniem6760/
Banhen6747/
Banėnienė6741/
Bonhin6739/
Wanien6731/
Vanien6727/
Wonyin6711/
Vaniin679/
Banhim678/
Banjen677/
Bonien676/
Vanhyn676/
Wanjin675/
Vanjin674/
Banjim673/
Boniin672/
Bagnen672/
Vanhin672/
Vanyen672/
Vanyyn671/
Wanhin671/
Bannijean671/
Batėnienė671/
Bonjin671/
Bonyen670/

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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
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  • 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 Banyin
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