Bandara Surname
Approximately 264,324 people bear this surname
Bandara Surname User-submission:
In Sinhala Buddhist beliefs, the Bandāra deviyō are a group of guardian deities. Many of the Bandara deities are a deification of prominent or legendary political/military leaders. The name was originally the title of high officials in the Sinhala Kingdom.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 254,719 | 1:82 | 4 |
| Philippines | 1,759 | 1:57,554 | 9,667 |
| India | 1,491 | 1:514,464 | 25,749 |
| Bangladesh | 1,352 | 1:117,867 | 4,824 |
| Saudi Arabia | 954 | 1:32,344 | 4,580 |
| United Arab Emirates | 938 | 1:9,768 | 1,228 |
| Oman | 633 | 1:5,826 | 834 |
| Qatar | 537 | 1:4,391 | 451 |
| Australia | 291 | 1:92,769 | 10,602 |
| England | 234 | 1:238,111 | 19,599 |
| United States | 220 | 1:1,647,541 | 109,999 |
| Bahrain | 147 | 1:9,174 | 1,687 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Canada | 105 | 1:350,910 | 31,754 |
| Indonesia | 86 | 1:1,537,781 | 102,932 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| New Zealand | 53 | 1:85,440 | 12,123 |
| Seychelles | 29 | 1:3,186 | 566 |
| Maldives | 29 | 1:13,937 | 1,013 |
| Jamaica | 27 | 1:106,294 | 4,277 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Japan | 26 | 1:4,917,088 | 38,984 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Italy | 17 | 1:3,597,452 | 102,597 |
| South Korea | 16 | 1:3,202,516 | 604 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
The alternate forms: Bandára (1) are calculated separately.
Bandara (11,657) may also be a first name.
Bandara Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In Sinhala Buddhist beliefs, the Bandāra deviyō are a group of guardian deities. Many of the Bandara deities are a deification of prominent or legendary political/military leaders. The name was originally the title of high officials in the Sinhala Kingdom. One of the Bandāra is the popular Sinhalese god Dadimunda. Chief local deities are often just called Bandāra.
- denuwan.21The Bandara surname comes from the Sinhalese word baandagara. It means that they are related to the treasury of the country. And Bandara dynasty is a royal caste in Sinhalese culture. They are war heroes or political leaders from the past to the present and to the future forever.
- kokila_bandaraBandara Demographics
Average Male Bandara Height
169.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bandara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bandara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bandara (Bengali: বান্দরা, Hindi: बन्दरा, Marathi: बंदरा, Oriya: ବାାରା, Russian: Бандара) is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Bandára. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bandara? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,072nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,571 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Bandara are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Bandara is also the 55,257th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 11,657 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 254,719 people, or 1 in 82. Other than Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 74 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Bandara Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Bandara are 3.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.52% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bandara earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $54,424 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bandara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bandara in the Bengali language | ||
| বান্দরা | bandara | - |
| Bandara in the Hindi language | ||
| बन्दरा | bandara | 64.46 |
| बंदरा | bandara | 31.4 |
| बंडरा | bandara | 2.48 |
| वन्दरा | vandara | 1.65 |
| Bandara in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାାରା | baara | 51.85 |
| ବାଂଡରା | bandara | 4.94 |
| ବାରା | bara | 2.47 |
| ଚାୁବାାରା | caubaara | 2.47 |
| ସାଦରାମ | sadarama | 1.23 |
| ଜାନକି | janaki | 1.23 |
| ବାଣ୍ତାରା | bantara | 1.23 |
| ମାରିଅମ | mari'ama | 1.23 |
| େସାମର | esamara | 1.23 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 1.23 |
| ସହନ | sahana | 1.23 |
| ଜଗନ | jagana | 1.23 |
| ବାଣ୍ତରା | bantara | 1.23 |
| େସଡଗା | esadaga | 1.23 |
| ନାରଣ | narana | 1.23 |
| ଶନିବାରି | sanibari | 1.23 |
| ମାମିନା | mamina | 1.23 |
| େମାହନ | emahana | 1.23 |
| ଜୟରାମ | jayarama | 1.23 |
| ବାନାରା | banara | 1.23 |
| ମୁବାାରା | mubaara | 1.23 |
| ଚାରୁଆ | caru'a | 1.23 |
| ପାବର୍ତୀ | pabarti | 1.23 |
| ମାଦିରାଏ | madira'e | 1.23 |
| ସୁନାରାମ | sunarama | 1.23 |
| ଜାବୟ | jabaya | 1.23 |
| ବାଣ୍ଡ଼ରା | banrara | 1.23 |
| ଚାମରା | camara | 1.23 |
| ମତରା | matara | 1.23 |
| Bandara in the Marathi language | ||
| बंदरा | bandara | 37.04 |
| बंडारा | bandara | 14.81 |
| बांदरा | bandara | 14.81 |
| बंडरा | bandara | 14.81 |
| बांडारा | bandara | 7.41 |
| णराव | narava | 7.41 |
| बंदारा | bandara | 3.7 |
| Bandara in the Russian language | ||
| Бандара | bandara | - |
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