The Ban surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,011 people carried this name — #14,768 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 147,100 people counted. That is up 30% from 1,546 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 127 people named Ban.
23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Aisne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
101 people named Ban live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 75 people named Ban live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
31 people named Ban have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 100 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
65 people named Ban is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Ban in American newspapers,
1892–1909.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,207,501 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Ban,
with a public archive behind them.
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Consort Ban -47–-5 · writer -
Ban Gu 32–92 · writer -
Ban Zhao 45–116 · writer -
Ban Yasuhiro d. 1576 · military commander
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Ban Shi d. 130
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Ban Biao 3–54 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ban.
- Baly 229 · U.S. census
- Balza 291 · U.S. census
- Balzano 1,288 · U.S. census
- Balzer 2,869 · U.S. census
- Bamba 994 · U.S. census
- Bamberger 1,161 · U.S. census
- Bana 367 · U.S. census
- Banach 2,071 · U.S. census
- Banal 209 · U.S. census
- Banas 2,993 · U.S. census
- Banasiak 547 · U.S. census
- Banaszak 1,196 · U.S. census
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