Banga Surname
Approximately 165,838 people bear this surname
Banga Surname Definition:
Banga is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: beetle.
Read More About This SurnameBanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central African Republic | 118,203 | 1:38 | 11 |
| India | 8,406 | 1:91,252 | 6,050 |
| Burkina Faso | 7,184 | 1:2,555 | 349 |
| DR Congo | 4,693 | 1:15,743 | 1,957 |
| Philippines | 3,984 | 1:25,411 | 3,436 |
| Tanzania | 2,797 | 1:18,928 | 2,408 |
| Congo | 2,668 | 1:1,870 | 304 |
| Angola | 2,563 | 1:10,530 | 1,295 |
| Cameroon | 2,192 | 1:9,475 | 1,243 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,463 | 1:10,552 | 1,332 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,241 | 1:18,591 | 1,417 |
| Uganda | 883 | 1:44,212 | 5,536 |
| Gabon | 758 | 1:2,492 | 431 |
| England | 729 | 1:76,431 | 8,642 |
| Indonesia | 702 | 1:188,389 | 18,034 |
| Vanuatu | 629 | 1:419 | 75 |
| Papua New Guinea | 626 | 1:13,025 | 1,220 |
| United States | 507 | 1:714,909 | 56,330 |
| Nigeria | 497 | 1:356,424 | 19,191 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Canada | 431 | 1:85,489 | 9,489 |
| Hungary | 424 | 1:23,152 | 2,582 |
| Netherlands | 397 | 1:42,537 | 7,203 |
| South Africa | 378 | 1:143,327 | 16,430 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Romania | 207 | 1:96,995 | 11,065 |
| Latvia | 173 | 1:11,850 | 1,761 |
| Argentina | 170 | 1:251,432 | 20,361 |
| United Arab Emirates | 147 | 1:62,328 | 5,951 |
| Pakistan | 144 | 1:1,240,583 | 14,646 |
| Malaysia | 128 | 1:230,424 | 13,219 |
| Australia | 122 | 1:221,276 | 21,136 |
| Algeria | 118 | 1:327,386 | 31,003 |
| Niger | 106 | 1:181,057 | 6,330 |
| Taiwan | 96 | 1:244,216 | 2,041 |
| Italy | 57 | 1:1,072,924 | 71,656 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Spain | 56 | 1:834,858 | 33,799 |
| Benin | 51 | 1:202,659 | 19,139 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Russia | 44 | 1:3,275,524 | 171,933 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Switzerland | 39 | 1:210,588 | 18,223 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 36 | 1:37,888 | 3,656 |
| Slovakia | 35 | 1:152,470 | 27,208 |
| Belgium | 29 | 1:396,436 | 41,978 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Czechia | 27 | 1:393,832 | 45,478 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Solomon Islands | 21 | 1:27,620 | 5,477 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Albania | 10 | 1:291,406 | 15,585 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Nepal | 7 | 1:4,068,708 | 11,207 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Bañga (122), Bangâ (1) & Bangă (1) are calculated separately.
Banga (6,741) may also be a first name.
Banga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Banga is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: beetle.
User-submitted Reference
The Banga surname comes from the Lithuanian word, which means 'tide'.
- Ranier Cañosa YuBanga Demographics
Average Male Banga Height
175.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Banga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Banga (Arabic: بانجا, Bengali: বঙ্গ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻧﻜﺎ, Hindi: बांगा, Marathi: बांगा, Oriya: ବା, Russian: Банга, Tibetan: སྦ་ལྔ་) has its highest incidence in Central African Republic. It can also be found in the variant forms: Bañga, Bangâ or Bangă. Click here to see other potential spellings of Banga.
How Common Is The Last Name Banga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,376th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 43,944 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Banga live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 72 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 79,524th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 6,741 people.
This surname is most numerous in Central African Republic, where it is borne by 118,203 people, or 1 in 38. Barring Central African Republic it exists in 100 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 4 percent reside.
Banga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Banga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Banga last name expanded 10,140 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Banga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia, Muslim (91%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Banga last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.
The amount Banga earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.92% less than the national average, earning R 164,172 per year; in United States they earn 15.58% more than the national average, earning $49,873 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.5% more than the national average, earning $49,932 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻧﻜﺎ | banka | - |
| Banga in the Marathi language | ||
| बांगा | banga | 68.92 |
| बंगा | banga | 25.32 |
| बागा | baga | 1.81 |
| बंग | banga | 0.94 |
| भांगा | bhanga | 0.74 |
| बन्गा | ban'ga | 0.54 |
| बांगे | bange | 0.54 |
| भंगा | bhanga | 0.4 |
| बांग | banga | 0.27 |
| बागां | bagam | 0.13 |
| बनगा | banaga | 0.13 |
| वंगा | vanga | 0.13 |
| Banga in the Hindi language | ||
| बांगा | banga | 52.9 |
| बंगा | banga | 29.92 |
| बन्गा | ban'ga | 10.18 |
| बांगड़ | bangara | 2.48 |
| बान्गा | ban'ga | 1.56 |
| बाँगा | bamga | 0.78 |
| कंगा | kanga | 0.42 |
| बॉगा | boga | 0.42 |
| बागा | baga | 0.35 |
| बाॅंगा | baenga | 0.21 |
| बनगा | banaga | 0.14 |
| बंागा | bamaga | 0.14 |
| बङा | bana | 0.07 |
| वंगा | vanga | 0.07 |
| बागां | bagam | 0.07 |
| बॉंगा | bonga | 0.07 |
| बन्ग | ban'ga | 0.07 |
| Banga in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྦ་ལྔ་ | banga | 50 |
| སྦང་སྒ། | bangga | 50 |
| Banga in the Bengali language | ||
| বঙ্গ | banga | 50 |
| বঙ্গা | banga | 25 |
| বঙ্গঁ | bangam | 25 |
| Banga in the Oriya language | ||
| ବା | ba | 44.44 |
| ବ | ba | 21.76 |
| ବାା | baa | 15.74 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 2.31 |
| ବଂଗା | banga | 1.39 |
| ଜାନି | jani | 0.93 |
| ବାଗ | baga | 0.93 |
| ବାଂଗ | banga | 0.93 |
| ଅନିକା | anika | 0.46 |
| ନାଗ | naga | 0.46 |
| ବାନାରା | banara | 0.46 |
| ଜାନୀ | jani | 0.46 |
| ବାଘ | bagha | 0.46 |
| େଜନା | ejana | 0.46 |
| ବଂଗ | banga | 0.46 |
| ମନର | manara | 0.46 |
| ବିନା | bina | 0.46 |
| ଜାନ | jana | 0.46 |
| Banga in the Russian language | ||
| Банга | banga | - |
| Banga in the Arabic language | ||
| بانجا | banja | - |
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