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

The surname Banda (Arabic: بندا, Bengali: বান্দা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺪﺍ, Hindi: बन्दा, Marathi: बंडा, Oriya: ବା, Russian: Банда, Tibetan: བཱན་ད་) is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Bańda or Báñdá. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name Banda is the 410^th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,777 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Banda live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Banda is also the 36,157^th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 21,243 people.

It is the most frequently used surname in one country:Malawi, where 55 percent reside. Banda is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 688,962 people, or 1 in 25. Aside from Malawi this last name occurs in 146 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 27 percent reside and Mexico, where 3 percent reside.

Banda Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Banda has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 39,237 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Banda Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Christian (65%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Banda surname are 43.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Banda earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,844 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.44% less than the national average, earning R 172,428 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.39% less than the national average, earning $17,392,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.99% less than the national average, earning $34,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.79% less than the national average, earning $48,299 CAD per year.