Bhanai Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Bhanai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Bhanai (125) may also be a first name.
Bhanai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bhanai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bhanai (Hindi: भनई, Marathi: भनाई, Oriya: ଭାନାଇ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bhanai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bhanai is the 3,730,171st most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Bhanai occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Bhanai live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Bhanai is also the 832,731st most widely held first name in the world, borne by 125 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 28,409,829. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 85 percent live, West Bengal, where 11 percent live and Maharashtra, where 4 percent live. Excluding India this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bhanai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bhanai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଭାନାଇ | bhana'i | - |
| Bhanai in the Marathi language | ||
| भनाई | bhana'i | 50 |
| बहाणी | bahani | 50 |
| Bhanai in the Hindi language | ||
| भनई | bhana'i | 47.22 |
| भानाई | bhana'i | 36.11 |
| भनइ | bhana'i | 5.56 |
| भाणाी | bhanai | 2.78 |
| भनाई | bhana'i | 2.78 |
| भानि | bhani | 2.78 |
| भानई | bhana'i | 2.78 |
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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 Bhanai
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