Bañu Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Bañu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bañu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines521:1,946,889117,777
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Banu (421,824) are calculated separately.

Bañu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bañu is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Banu. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bañu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bañu is the 2,661,929th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Bañu live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Bañu is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,946,889. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: National Capital Region, where 67 percent are found, Central Luzon, where 15 percent are found and Ilocos, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines Bañu occurs in one country. It also occurs in Mexico, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banu92421,824/
Bañuz8952/
Bañoud803/
Bañó7527/
Boñu751/
Bhanu6774,786/
Banou679,749/
Bangu674,467/
Beanu672,881/
Bannu672,725/
Banus672,019/
Banau671,476/
Banut671,222/
Banju671,115/
Baanu67411/
Benau67378/
Banyu67336/
Banhu67291/
Baunu67237/
Banuj67225/
Bonau67212/
Banuh67150/
Bahnu67122/
Baenu67100/
Banui6799/
Banuu6793/
Bainu6744/
Baneu6743/
Baniu6731/
Banud6727/
Banup6721/
Bamnu6720/
Basnu6719/
Bagnu6714/
Bamju6710/
Batnu6710/
Baynu679/
Boñus675/
Banuy674/
Banuz672/
Hbanu671/
Banuś671/

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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 Bañu
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