173.1 ^cm

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

Bana (Arabic: بآني, Bengali: বন, Georgian: ბანა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻧﺎ, Hindi: बाना, Marathi: बना, Oriya: ବାନା, Russian: Бана, Tibetan: བ་ན་) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Baña, Bană, Baná, Baňa, Bãna, Bána or Banä. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 9,719^th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 125,351 people. The last name Bana is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Bana live; 32 percent live in West Africa and 19 percent live in Chadic Africa. Bana is also the 14,988^th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 64,114 people.

This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 7,233 people, or 1 in 2,871. In Cameroon Bana is most common in: Far North Region, where 56 percent live, Centre Region, where 24 percent live and North Region, where 5 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it is found in 108 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Bana Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Bana has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,061 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bana Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bana surname is primarily Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Bana are 31.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.75% registered to vote for 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.