Baniya (surname) explained

Baniya or Bania (ne|बानियाँ) is a surname of people belonging to the Hindu Chhetri (Kshatriya caste) of Nepal.^[1] The alternate spelling of Bania is used by Chhetris^[2] and in India (hi|बनिया). Notable people with these surnames include:

Baniya

• Chandra Prakash Baniya (born 1951), Nepali writer, columnist, educator and politician
• Kanhaiya Baniya, Nepalese politician
• Mohan Baniya, Nepalese politician
• Rabindra Singh Baniya, Nepalese actor, producer and theatre actor/director
• Rayyan Baniya (born 1999), Italian footballer

Bania

See also: Bania, a European surname.

• Indra Bania (1942–2015), Indian theatre actor, playwright, film actor and director

See also

• Bania (caste)

References

1. Book: Dynamics of a hill society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas. Subba, Tanka Bahadur. 1989. Mittal Publications. 9788173041143. Some of the Chhetri clans are Adhikari, Baniya, Basnet, Bist, Bohra, Bura or Burathoki, Gharti, Karki, Khadka, Khatri, Khulal, Mahat, Raut, Rana, Roka, Thapa, etc..
2. Book: People of India: Uttar Pradesh (3 pts.). Singh, K.S.. Anthropological Survey of India. 2005. Anthropological Survey of India. 9788173041143. 2017-06-11. The Chhetri clans (thar) include Adhikari, Bania, Basnet, Bhandari, Bist, Bohra, Burathoki, Charti, Karki, Khanka, Khatri, Kanwar, Manghi, Mahat, Panwar, Rana, Rawat, Roka, Thapa, etc..