Banya Surname
Approximately 16,795 people bear this surname
Banya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 11,676 | 1:607 | 108 |
| Uganda | 1,582 | 1:24,677 | 3,511 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| India | 376 | 1:2,040,068 | 69,568 |
| Hungary | 247 | 1:39,742 | 4,266 |
| Japan | 213 | 1:600,208 | 15,859 |
| South Africa | 201 | 1:269,541 | 26,840 |
| Indonesia | 187 | 1:707,215 | 54,809 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| England | 156 | 1:357,167 | 25,626 |
| Cameroon | 127 | 1:163,536 | 17,652 |
| Russia | 117 | 1:1,231,821 | 89,522 |
| United States | 90 | 1:4,027,321 | 218,060 |
| Zimbabwe | 84 | 1:183,789 | 21,931 |
| Turkey | 73 | 1:1,066,047 | 47,221 |
| Romania | 58 | 1:346,170 | 29,849 |
| Philippines | 44 | 1:2,300,869 | 126,392 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Czechia | 24 | 1:443,061 | 48,767 |
| Taiwan | 24 | 1:976,864 | 6,814 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Bánya (31) are calculated separately.
Banya (13,894) may also be a first name.
Banya Demographics
Average Banya Salary in
United States
$48,032 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Banya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Banya (Bengali: বন্যা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺒﻨﻴﺔ, Hindi: बन्या, Marathi: बन्या, Oriya: ବନଯ୍ା, Russian: Баня) has its highest incidence in Sierra Leone. It may appear in the variant forms: Bánya. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 31,763rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 433,912 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Banya live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 48,874th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 13,894 people.
It is most frequently used in Sierra Leone, where it is carried by 11,676 people, or 1 in 607. Without taking into account Sierra Leone Banya is found in 58 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 9 percent live and Bangladesh, where 4 percent live.
Banya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Banya has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 9,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Banya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Banya surname is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Banya last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.
The amount Banya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.24% less than the national average, earning R 118,248 per year; in United States they earn 11.32% more than the national average, earning $48,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.44% less than the national average, earning $29,096 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺒﻨﻴﺔ | albnyt | - |
| Banya in the Bengali language | ||
| বন্যা | ban'ya | 92.5 |
| বান্যা | ban'ya | 5 |
| বন্য | ban'ya | 2.5 |
| Banya in the Marathi language | ||
| बन्या | ban'ya | 71.12 |
| बान्या | ban'ya | 13.82 |
| बाण्या | banya | 9.06 |
| बनया | banaya | 4.61 |
| बण्या | banya | 0.31 |
| गण्या | ganya | 0.15 |
| बने | bane | 0.15 |
| बानया | banaya | 0.15 |
| हण्या | hanya | 0.15 |
| जाण्या | janya | 0.15 |
| रण्या | ranya | 0.15 |
| Banya in the Oriya language | ||
| ବନଯ୍ା | banaya | 61.54 |
| ବନା | bana | 28.57 |
| ବନାାଇଁ | banaa'im | 2.2 |
| ବନଲ୍ା | banala | 1.1 |
| ବାନଵ୍ | banav | 1.1 |
| ବାନଯ୍ା | banaya | 1.1 |
| ବନ | bana | 1.1 |
| ଗନା | gana | 1.1 |
| Banya in the Hindi language | ||
| बन्या | ban'ya | 52.73 |
| बांया | banya | 23.64 |
| बान्या | ban'ya | 10.91 |
| बाण्या | banya | 9.09 |
| बॉया | boya | 1.82 |
| बनय | banaya | 0.91 |
| बण्या | banya | 0.91 |
| Banya in the Russian language | ||
| Баня | bana | - |
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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
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