Surname بانيس (Banes 
, Panis 
, بانيس 
) , in the entire world, is a common cognomen. The surname بانيس is characteristic of Philippines, where it is quite a rare surname, Belgium, and Moldova. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Philippines, the United States, and France. Very seldom, بانيس is the forename as well as the last name.