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

Baniya (Bengali: বানিয়া, Hindi: बनिया, Marathi: बनीया, Oriya: ବାଣିୟା, Tibetan: བ་ནི་ཡ།) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

It is the 56,206^th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 807,484 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Baniya reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Baniya is also the 126,344^th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 3,224 people.

The surname Baniya is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 7,525 people, or 1 in 101,936. In India Baniya is most numerous in: Assam, where 35 percent live, Maharashtra, where 26 percent live and West Bengal, where 18 percent live. Other than India this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 3 percent live and Qatar, where 2 percent live.

Baniya Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Baniya are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the political 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.