The Banda surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 15,055 people carried this name — #2,409 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 19,600 people counted. That is up 37% from 10,954 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 631 people named Banda live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
196 people named Banda have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 275 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Holy Cross.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 59 people named Banda.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
33 people named Banda live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
86 people named Banda is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Banda in American newspapers,
1818–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 104,047 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Banda,
with a public archive behind them.
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Eduardo Banda 1857–1929 · military personnel -
M. M. Banda d. 1996 · politician
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Gongalegoda Banda 1809–1849
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Hastings Banda 1890–1997 · physician
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David Banda 1902–1940
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Ede Banda 1917–2004 · musician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Banda.
- Banal 209 · U.S. census
- Banas 2,993 · U.S. census
- Banasiak 547 · U.S. census
- Banaszak 1,196 · U.S. census
- Bance 189 · U.S. census
- Banco 190 · U.S. census
- Bandel 566 · U.S. census
- Bandiera 104 · U.S. census
- Bandin 250 · U.S. census
- Bandini 255 · U.S. census
- Banegas 3,493 · U.S. census
- Banes 2,065 · U.S. census
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