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Across the world, Banke (Banke
, Banga
, Банке
) is a common largely boy's, but uncommonly girly given name. The first name Banke is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is quite a rare principally female, but very infrequently masculine name, India, where it is quite a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently feminine name, and Lithuania, where it is a rare girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, Nigeria, and Ethiopia. Likewise, Banke is the last name as well as the forename.
Banke is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Banke Bihari , the musical character in the musical Katyar Kaljat Ghusali by Jitendra Abhisheki; the royal poet.