Banija Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Banija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Banija (292) may also be a first name.
Banija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Banija (Bengali: বানিজা, Hindi: बनीजा, Oriya: ବନିଜା) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banija? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Banija is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Banija reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 516,683rd most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 292 people.
This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Banija is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 60 percent are found, Jammu and Kashmir, where 20 percent are found and Odisha, where 20 percent are found. Other than India this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Ghana, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banija in the Bengali language | ||
| বানিজা | banija | - |
| Banija in the Hindi language | ||
| बनीजा | banija | - |
| Banija in the Oriya language | ||
| ବନିଜା | banija | 56.25 |
| ବନୀଜା | banija | 15.63 |
| ବନିଯା | baniya | 12.5 |
| ବଣିଜ | banija | 9.38 |
| ବାଣିଜ | banija | 3.13 |
| ବାଣିଜା | banija | 3.13 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Banija
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