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Where Does The Last Name Bana Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Bana (Arabic: بآني, Bengali: বন, Georgian: ბანა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻧﺎ, Hindi: बाना, Marathi: बना, Oriya: ବାନା, Russian: Бана, Tibetan: བ་ན་) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Baña, Bană, Baná, Baňa, Bãna, Bána or Banä. Click here for other possible spellings of Bana.

How Common Is The Last Name Bana? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 9,719^th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,351 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Bana are found; 32 percent are found in West Africa and 19 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 14,988^th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 64,114 people.

The surname Bana is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 7,233 people, or 1 in 2,871. In Cameroon Bana is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 56 percent live, Centre Region, where 24 percent live and North Region, where 5 percent live. Aside from Cameroon it is found in 108 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Bana Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Bana has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bana surname grew 2,061 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bana Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Bana surname are 31.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Bana earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.71% less than the national average, earning R 186,048 per year; in United States they earn 12.07% more than the national average, earning $48,355 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning $49,160 CAD per year.