Bandura Surname

53,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Bandura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bandura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4,4401:10,2531,258
Poland1,6761:22,6783,427
Russia1,3181:109,35013,304
United States5101:710,70456,075
Zimbabwe4781:32,2984,992
Canada3091:119,24112,570
Germany1581:509,52843,279
Romania971:206,98820,444
Brazil861:2,489,23675,804
Slovakia691:77,34014,984
Argentina671:637,96144,681
England581:960,65648,451
Uzbekistan541:572,76212,592
Belarus451:211,13526,436
Czechia411:259,35334,723
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
France201:3,321,136213,627
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
India61:127,844,230863,365
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Georgia51:749,10921,598
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Bandúra (5), Bańdura (1) & Bandūra (1) are calculated separately.

Bandura (21) may also be a first name.

Bandura Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bandura Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bandura (Georgian: ბანდურა, Marathi: बंडुरा, Oriya: ବାୁରା, Russian: Бандура) is most common in Ukraine. It may also appear in the variant forms: Bandúra, Bańdura or Bandūra. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bandura? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 53,102nd most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 757,226 people. Bandura is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Bandura are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 58 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.

This surname is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is held by 4,440 people, or 1 in 10,253. In Ukraine Bandura is most numerous in: Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 14 percent are found, Lviv Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Ukraine it is found in 50 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 17 percent are found and Russia, where 14 percent are found.

Bandura Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bandura last name is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bandura surname are 5.98% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 52.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bandura earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.25% more than the national average, earning $46,278 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.12% more than the national average, earning $53,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bandura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bandura in the Georgian language
ბანდურაbandura-
Bandura in the Marathi language
बंडुराbandura-
Bandura in the Oriya language
ବାୁରାbaura75
ବୁରାbura25
Bandura in the Russian language
Бандураbandura-

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Footnotes

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