The Bano surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,069 people carried this name — #23,691 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 277,800 people counted. That is up 97% from 542 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Bano surname
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Patronymic surname from the apheresis of Albano, Colombano, or Urbano.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Bano» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 150 people named Bano 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 141 people named Bano.
55 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 Poland’s population register
20 people named Bano have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 40 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lublin.
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
62 people named Bano 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).
Who carried it
People named Bano,
with a public archive behind them.
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Arsénio Bano 1974– · politician -
Iqbal Bano 1928–2009 · singer
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Iqbal Bano 1928–2009 · singer
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Jeelani Bano 1936–2026 · writer
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Jeelani Bano 1936–2026 · writer
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Jeelani Bano 1936–2026 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bano.
- Banes 2,065 · U.S. census
- Banet 533 · U.S. census
- Baney 2,553 · U.S. census
- Bangoura 288 · U.S. census
- Banholzer 205 · U.S. census
- Bani 177 · U.S. census
- Banos 2,455 · U.S. census
- Bans 105 · U.S. census
- Banse 375 · U.S. census
- Bant 139 · U.S. census
- Banton 2,307 · U.S. census
- Banville 663 · U.S. census
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