Bány Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Bány Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bány Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Bany (14,304) & Baný (33) are calculated separately.

Bány Last Name Facts

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

Bány is most common in Slovakia. It can occur as: Bany or Baný. Click here for other possible spellings of Bány.

How Common Is The Last Name Bány? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bány are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 533,645. In Slovakia it is primarily found in: Nitra Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Slovakia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Hungary, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bany9214,304/
Bányi89331/
Baný8333/
Bony7513,873/
Báni756/
Bána751/
Baniy6728,422/
Bonny6714,576/
Boney676,866/
Bonyi675,295/
Banay674,129/
Baney673,724/
Bonyo671,783/
Banyo671,467/
Banoy671,458/
Banny671,268/
Ványi671,157/
Banyś67992/
Banyi67974/
Bouny67830/
Banyt67688/
Bonay67582/
Bonoy67383/
Bohny67325/
Bainy67137/
Bauny67132/
Bhany67124/
Beany6789/
Bahny6770/
Beiny6747/
Bánes6731/
Boiny6731/
Boyny6726/
Bónay6726/
Bhony6726/
Boniy6715/
Boony6712/
Buony6711/
Bonhy677/
Banhy676/
Banuy674/
Bonyt674/
Hbany674/
Bánné673/
Banyh673/
Bamny673/
Bayny672/
Bojny672/
Boïny671/
Bónyi671/
Bánez671/
Bánayová671/
Bánai671/
Bonyh671/
Beyny671/
Botny671/

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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 Bány
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