Banja Surname
Approximately 2,545 people bear this surname
Banja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 975 | 1:786,734 | 35,443 |
| Uganda | 362 | 1:107,843 | 10,589 |
| Indonesia | 194 | 1:681,697 | 53,131 |
| Iraq | 157 | 1:223,068 | 4,985 |
| Tanzania | 122 | 1:433,948 | 30,252 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Kenya | 82 | 1:563,170 | 26,996 |
| Albania | 76 | 1:38,343 | 5,514 |
| Croatia | 74 | 1:57,143 | 10,758 |
| United States | 65 | 1:5,576,291 | 276,051 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Philippines | 34 | 1:2,977,595 | 140,497 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Gambia | 16 | 1:120,216 | 304 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Ivory Coast | 12 | 1:1,922,603 | 35,802 |
| Nepal | 10 | 1:2,848,096 | 9,545 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Banja (1,263) may also be a first name.
Banja Demographics
Average Banja Salary in
United States
$38,463 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Banja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Banja (Arabic: بانيا, Hindi: बन्जा, Marathi: बंजा, Oriya: ମାଝୀ) is found most in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banja? popularity and diffusion
Banja is the 169,550th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,863,476 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Banja live; 39 percent live in South Asia and 39 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Banja is also the 222,087th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,263 people.
The surname Banja is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 975 people, or 1 in 786,734. In India Banja is primarily found in: Telangana, where 85 percent live, Gujarat, where 5 percent live and Odisha, where 4 percent live. Beside India this surname occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.
Banja Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Banja are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.62% being registered with the party.
The amount Banja earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning R 243,648 per year and in United States they earn 10.86% less than the national average, earning $38,463 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banja in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଝୀ | majhi | 51.61 |
| ବାା | baa | 12.9 |
| ବାଂଜା | banja | 9.68 |
| ବନ୍ | ban | 3.23 |
| ବାମ୍ା | bama | 3.23 |
| ବନଲତା | banalata | 3.23 |
| ବନଜା | banaja | 3.23 |
| ସୁଦଶନ | sudasana | 3.23 |
| ବସ | basa | 3.23 |
| ବଂଜା | banja | 3.23 |
| ବନ୍ଜା | banja | 3.23 |
| Banja in the Marathi language | ||
| बंजा | banja | 40.98 |
| बनजा | banaja | 36.07 |
| बांजा | banja | 14.75 |
| भाजा | bhaja | 3.28 |
| भंजा | bhanja | 3.28 |
| Banja in the Hindi language | ||
| बन्जा | banja | 31.25 |
| बनजा | banaja | 31.25 |
| बंजा | banja | 18.75 |
| बांजा | banja | 12.5 |
| बान्जा | banja | 6.25 |
| Banja in the Arabic language | ||
| بانيا | banya | - |
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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
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- 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 Banja
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