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

The surname Banias (Arabic: بانياس) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Bañias or Baniaş. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 159,642^nd most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,666,501 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Banias live; 43 percent live in Eastern Europe and 38 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Banias is also the 279,423^rd most commonly used forename globally, held by 851 people.

The surname Banias is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 1,043 people, or 1 in 43,646. In Ukraine Banias is most prevalent in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 62 percent live, Lviv Oblast, where 17 percent live and Rivne Oblast, where 7 percent live. Not including Ukraine Banias is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 17 percent live and The Philippines, where 17 percent live.

Banias Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Banias surname are 37.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Banias earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 51.79% more than the national average, earning $65,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.39% less than the national average, earning $39,554 CAD per year.