Baniya (surname)

Not to be confused with Bania (caste).

Baniya or Bania (Nepali: 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 (Hindi: बनिया). Notable people with these surnames include:

Baniya

Origin
Word/name	Nepali Hindu
Region of origin	Nepal

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
• Dr. Sunil Baniya ( born 1995), Nepalese Medical Doctor

Bania

See also: Bania, a European surname

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

See also

• Bania (caste)