Family name Баньян (Bunyan 
, Баньян 
) , across the world, is quite a rare last name. The family name Баньян is characteristic of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where it is quite a common surname, Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, and the United Kingdom. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Much less frequently, Баньян is the forename as well as the last name.