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

Banda (Arabic: بندا, Bengali: বান্দা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺪﺍ, Hindi: बन्दा, Marathi: बंडा, Oriya: ବା, Russian: Банда, Tibetan: བཱན་ད་) is most common in Malawi. It may be found as a variant: Bańda or Báñdá. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 410^th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,777 people. The last name Banda is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Banda reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Banda is also the 36,157^th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 21,243 people.

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

Banda Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Banda has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Banda last name expanded 39,237 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Banda Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Christian (65%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Banda surname are 43.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.52% being registered to vote for the political 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.