Last Names

Surnames / B

Bano

How common is the last name Bano?

About this name

We do not yet have a written origin for Bano, so here is what the census records show.

Surname origins are rarely settled, and we would rather say nothing than guess. The sources below are the best places to look, and our guide to how surnames began explains the usual types.

Similar spellings

Names nearby in the census

#23,691

Bano was the 23,691st most common surname in the 2010 US Census, with 1,069 people, about 0.3 in every 100,000.

Who carries it

  • White (non-Hispanic)9.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino6.2%
  • Black (non-Hispanic)<0.1%
  • Asian or Pacific Islander81.2%
  • Two or more races2.6%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native<0.1%

Check the sources

For a name you are serious about, compare the dictionaries: Reaney and Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames; Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names.