Cognomen Bandeau (Bandel 
, Bandeau 
) , around the world, is quite a rare family name. The last name Bandeau is habitual in British Virgin Islands, where it is quite a common surname, Liechtenstein, and Slovenia, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Germany, the United States, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, Bandeau is the forename as well as the last name.