Banda meaning | Last name Banda origin

Following is the meaning of Banda surname. Family name Banda is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Banda
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Zambia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Banda

Banda is used as a family name or surname in Zambia languages. Banda has 5 characters long in length.

Banda is common in Zambia country(ies).

Banda is ranked 498 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bandas grew by 37.43838 per cent to 15055 since 2000 and ranked 2409 after elevating 624 spots. The last name was found in around 51 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 85.77 87.66
White 8.12 8.11
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
2.98 1.82
Black 2.56 1.58
Others 0.36 0.67
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.21 0.17

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Banda

How popular is Banda?

Banda is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Malawi which signifies that it is originated from Malawi. Around 1002813 people have been found who wears Banda as their family name. Banda is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
999 Democratic Republic of The Congo8
18,563 Nigeria7
13,220 Thailand6
604 Lesotho5
10,202 Egypt5
9,759 Japan5
4,997 Bangladesh4
3,608 Maldives4
8,689 Pakistan4
75,381 Kyrgyzstan4
32,472 Azerbaijan3
14,400 Uzbekistan3
4,333 Puerto Rico3
10,762 Hungary3
22,232 Morocco3
2,720 South Korea3
1,169 Montenegro3
35,969 Denmark2
1,834 Malta2
3,940 Ethiopia2
4,944 Bosnia2
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Comments :Addie Monarrez  The origin of the name is Basque etymology of the name comes from the word meaning banda lavender; and by extension where grows lavender this surname specifies the location of the ancestral home. Anthony Kaluba - Saturday 26th January 2019 , 6:54 AM From my home in zambia,Banda may mean a lot of things. One thing may be “Thatched house”...

Celebrities having Banda surname

Abdi Banda Soccer Player
Abdulrahman Bin Bandar Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's son
Hastings Banda Former President of Malawi
Ajith Bandara Singer
Alick Banda Author
António Gonçalves de Bandarra Writer
Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud Governor of Riyadh Province
Channa Ediri Bandanage Soccer player
Richard Banda Barrister
Joyce Banda Former President of Malawi

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