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

The last name Baniya (Bengali: বানিয়া, Hindi: बनिया, Marathi: बनीया, Oriya: ବାଣିୟା, Tibetan: བ་ནི་ཡ།) occurs most in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Baniya click here.

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

The last name is the 56,206^th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 807,484 people. The surname Baniya occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Baniya live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 126,344^th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 3,224 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 7,525 people, or 1 in 101,936. In India Baniya is most prevalent in: Assam, where 35 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 26 percent reside and West Bengal, where 18 percent reside. Besides India this surname occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 3 percent reside and Qatar, where 2 percent reside.

Baniya Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Baniya last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Baniya earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.86% less than the national average, earning $39,756 USD per year.