Surname بناني (Benani 
, Bennani , بناني 
) , throughout the world, is a common last name. The cognomen بناني is habitual in Morocco, where it is a common surname, Tunisia, where it is quite a common surname, and Bahrain, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Morocco, India, and Algeria. Likewise, بناني is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Benani, Bennani | Tunisia, Morocco, India, Algeria, France |
| بناني | Iran, Tunisia, Morocco, Sudan, Algeria |
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عبد العزيز بناني Moroccan Army general (1935-2015), MA (b. 1935) |
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حميد بناني Moroccan film director and screenwriter, MA (b. 1940) |
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سلمى بناني Moroccan royal, MA (b. 1978) |
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مهدي بناني Moroccan racing driver, MA (b. 1983) |
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| حمدي بناني Algerian musician and singer, DZ (b. 1943) |
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| عبد اللطيف بناني MA (b. 1959) |
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| أحمد بناني politician, MA |
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