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

The surname Bana (Arabic: بآني, Bengali: বন, Georgian: ბანა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻧﺎ, Hindi: बाना, Marathi: बना, Oriya: ବାନା, Russian: Бана, Tibetan: བ་ན་) is found most in Cameroon. It can also be found in the variant forms: Baña, Bană, Baná, Baňa, Bãna, Bána or Banä. For other potential spellings of Bana click here.

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

The last name is the 9,719^th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 125,351 people. The last name 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. Bana is also the 14,988^th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 64,114 people.

Bana is most commonly occurring 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 reside, Centre Region, where 24 percent reside and North Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 108 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Bana Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Bana Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Bana last name are 31.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.75% 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.