Around the world, Bannu (Bannu 
, بانو 
) is quite a common epicene given name. The given name Bannu is habitual in Gambia, where it is quite a rare boy's name, United Arab Emirates, where it is a rare boy's name, and Iraq, where it is a rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in India, Pakistan, and Gambia. Much less frequently, Bannu is the last name as well as the forename.