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

The last name Banya (Bengali: বন্যা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺒﻨﻴﺔ, Hindi: बन्या, Marathi: बन्या, Oriya: ବନଯ୍ା, Russian: Баня) is found most in Sierra Leone. It may also occur as a variant: Bánya. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 31,763^rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 433,912 people. The surname Banya occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Banya are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 48,874^th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 13,894 people.

It is most frequently used in Sierra Leone, where it is held by 11,676 people, or 1 in 607. Beside Sierra Leone this last name is found in 58 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 9 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 4 percent reside.

Banya Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Banya has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Banya surname increased 9,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Banya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Banya surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political 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.