Throughout the world, バンダ (Banda 
, バンダ 
) is a common epicene forename. The first name バンダ is habitual in Senegal, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Botswana. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, Pakistan, and Ethiopia. More frequently, バンダ is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Banda | Malawi, Mexico, Zambia, Zimbabwe, India |
| バンダ | Japan |