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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།) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Baniya.

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

This last name is the 56,206^th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 807,484 people. The surname Baniya occurs predominantly 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 frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 3,224 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 7,525 people, or 1 in 101,936. In India Baniya is mostly concentrated in: Assam, where 35 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 26 percent are found and West Bengal, where 18 percent are found. Aside from India this surname exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 3 percent are found and Qatar, where 2 percent are found.

Baniya Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Baniya last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for 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.