All over the world, Banda (Banda 
, Bande 
, باندا 
, among others...) is a common gender-neutral first name. The first name Banda is characteristic of Senegal, where it is quite a rare male name, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and India, where it is quite a rare epicene name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in India, Pakistan, and Nigeria. More prevalently, Banda is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Banda | Zimbabwe, India, Mexico, Malawi, Zambia |
| Bande | Zimbabwe, Mexico, India, Malawi, South Africa |
| باندا | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Libya |
| バンダ | Japan |
| 班达 | China |
Band, Bandazo, Bandeja, Bandha, Bandiera, Bando, Banna, Banzo, Bańda, Ben, Bende, Bàndà, Handa, Ikuta, Nagata, Nakada, Nakarada, Икута, Накада, Наката, Ханда, Хильда, באנדא, بآندا, باندآ, باندأ, باندة, باندى, بانضا, বান্দা, ติบวงษา, บรรดา, บันดา, วงค์ถา, วงค์ทา, วงค์สา, なかだ, 办达, 搬大, 版大, and ﺑﺎﻧﺪﺍ
Banda is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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hastings kamuzu banda First president of Malawi, MW (b. 1898) |
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rupiah bwezani banda 4th president of Zambia (2008–2011); 1937–2022, ZM (b. 1937) |
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chimunthu banda Minister and speaker of the National Assembly of Malawi, MW (b. 1962) |
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| lo hartog van banda Dutch comics writer, NL (b. 1916) |
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| banda ede HU (b. 1917) |
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| brightwell banda football coach, ZM (b. 1946) |
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lameck banda Zambian football player, ZM |
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| gift banda Zimbabwe soccer administrator, ZW (b. 1969) |
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| lewis banda researcher |
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| hastings banda doctor and politician, MW |
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| teti banda Zimbabwean politician |
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| clever banda researcher |
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| mapundi kondwani banda Ph.D. Technische Universität Darmstadt 2004 |
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| kalyan banda researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-2581-6906) |
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| bowen banda researcher |
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