In all the world, بانى (Bana 
, بانى 
) is a common gender-neutral first name. The first name بانى is characteristic of Syria, where it is quite a common predominantly feminine, but scarcely male name, Iraq, where it is quite a rare largely feminine, but uncommonly male name, and Cameroon, where it is quite a rare largely boy's, but seldom female name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in India, Nigeria, and Syria. Likewise, بانى is the last name as well as the forename.