How common is the surname Banda?

15,055 people in the United States had the surname Banda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,508 Americans. It ranked 2,409th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Banda?

Joyce Banda, 4th President of Malawi, followed by Rupiah Banda.

Where is the surname Banda most common?

Wikidata records people named Banda in Zambia and Malawi.

Is the surname Banda getting more or less common?

More common. 10,954 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,055 in 2010, up 37%.

The surname Banda

A surname, carried by 15,055 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Banda is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 15,055 people named Banda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,508 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,954.

#2,409

rank among US surnames

15,055

people in 2010

5.1

per 100,000 Americans

+37.4%

change since 2000 (was #3,033)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,401	Wagoner	15,118	20,422
#2,402	Fajardo	15,100	20,447
#2,403	Briones	15,098	20,449
#2,404	Conn	15,089	20,462
#2,406	Armenta	15,078	20,477
#2,407	Dobbins	15,076	20,479
#2,408	Chester	15,066	20,493

Who is named Banda

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

86% of people named Banda identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 86%
White (not Hispanic) 8.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Two or more races 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Bandas

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joyce Banda
4th President of Malawi, born 1950
Rupiah Banda
4th president of Zambia (2008–2011); 1937–2022
Susan Banda
Association football player, born 1990

Notable Bandas come mostly from Zambia (2) and Malawi (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Banda

Banda has the Soundex code B530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B530.

Questions

How common is the surname Banda?: 15,055 people in the United States had the surname Banda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,508 Americans. It ranked 2,409th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Banda?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Banda identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Banda?: Joyce Banda, 4th President of Malawi, followed by Rupiah Banda.
Where is the surname Banda most common?: Wikidata records people named Banda in Zambia and Malawi.
Is the surname Banda getting more or less common?: More common. 10,954 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,055 in 2010, up 37%.