Bañobre Surname
Approximately 264 people bear this surname
Bañobre Surname User-submission:
Bannio, also written baño in Spanish or bagno in French and Italian. It means 'prison' and also 'exile'. Later it also meant 'fortress'. It shares a root with the Germanic verb, bann (to forbid) and bannhaus (prison).
Read More About This SurnameBañobre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 218 | 1:214,459 | 14,428 |
| Cuba | 41 | 1:281,042 | 5,171 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
The alternate forms: Banobre (16) are calculated separately.
Bañobre Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates with the union of two Celtic words:
Bannio, also written baño in Spanish or bagno in French and Italian. It means 'prison' and also 'exile'. Later it also meant 'fortress'. It shares a root with the Germanic verb, bann (to forbid) and bannhaus (prison).
Brae, also written bre, meaning 'hillside' or 'slope of a hill'.
Bañobre or Bannobre may mean 'fortress on a rocky hill' or 'prision on the hill'.
- ebanobreBañobre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bañobre Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bañobre occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Banobre. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bañobre? popularity and diffusion
Bañobre is the 978,274th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. Bañobre occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Bañobre reside; 83 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 83 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
The surname is most frequently used in Spain, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 214,459. In Spain it is primarily found in: Galicia, where 84 percent live, Madrid, where 7 percent live and Asturias, where 6 percent live. Not including Spain this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cuba, where 16 percent live and Ireland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banobre | 95 | 16 | / |
| Vañobre | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bonobre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benobre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banoobra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanoosbree | 59 | 64 | / |
| Vanossbree | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vanovre | 57 | 15 | / |
| Benabri | 57 | 6 | / |
| Bonobra | 57 | 6 | / |
| Bonabra | 57 | 2 | / |
| Bannovr | 57 | 1 | / |
| Benabry | 57 | 1 | / |
| Benhabri | 53 | 91 | / |
| Bonnabry | 53 | 65 | / |
| Bounabri | 53 | 4 | / |
| Bonaubra | 53 | 3 | / |
| Bonaabra | 53 | 2 | / |
| Bonoobra | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bonnavre | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bonhovre | 53 | 1 | / |
| Banebrih | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vangabre | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bhatnabr | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bonouvrie | 50 | 169 | / |
| Baniaberi | 50 | 2 | / |
| Benhabrhi | 50 | 1 | / |
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