Bhans Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Bhans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 105 | 1:7,305,385 | 159,213 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Bhans (53) may also be a first name.
Bhans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bhans Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bhans (Hindi: भंस, Marathi: भांस) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bhans click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bhans? popularity and diffusion
Bhans is the 1,527,735th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name Bhans is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Bhans are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 53 people.
It is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 7,305,385. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 77 percent live, Jammu and Kashmir, where 9 percent live and West Bengal, where 7 percent live. Excluding India it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 12 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bhans Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bhans in the Marathi language | ||
| भांस | bhansa | - |
| Bhans in the Hindi language | ||
| भंस | bhansa | 50 |
| भन्स | bhansa | 25 |
| भान्सा | bhansa | 12.5 |
| भानस | bhanasa | 12.5 |
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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 Bhans
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