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Across the world, Bansa (Bansa , Mbasa , Bangsa ) is quite a rare unisex first name. The forename Bansa is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is a rare epicene name, South Africa, and Ethiopia, where it is a rare female name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in India, Indonesia, and Tanzania. Also, Bansa is the last name as well as the forename.
Bansa is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Bangsa , the operatic character in the opera Das Nusch-Nuschi by Paul Hindemith.