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

Bania (Georgian: ბანია, Hindi: बानीया, Marathi: बनीया, Oriya: ବଣିଆ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Bañia. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Bania is the 22,503^rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 301,812 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Bania are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 69 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Bania is also the 104,129^th most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 4,391 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 16,760 people, or 1 in 45,768. In India Bania is most numerous in: Assam, where 76 percent are found, Odisha, where 15 percent are found and West Bengal, where 7 percent are found. Barring India this last name is found in 61 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 10 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.

Bania Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Bania has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bania surname expanded 34,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bania Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Bania surname are 5.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bania earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.71% less than the national average, earning 319,381 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.58% more than the national average, earning $48,145 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.58% less than the national average, earning $48,899 CAD per year.