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Globally, באנו (Banu , באנו ) is a widespread gender-neutral forename. The first name באנו is characteristic of Turkey, where it is quite a common feminine name, Gambia, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Kuwait, where it is quite a rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in India, Turkey, and Indonesia. More frequently, באנו is the last name as well as the forename.
באנו is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Banu Goshasp , the character in Banu Goshasp Nama, daughter of Rostam and Banu Chichek , the Legendary heroine, Book of Dede Korkut.