All over the world, Banie (Banie 
) is quite a rare epicene first name. The first name Banie is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare female name, Philippines, where it is a rare mostly masculine, but uncommonly feminine name, and South Africa, where it is a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Philippines, and Indonesia. Likewise, Banie is the last name as well as the forename.