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'''Baniya''' or '''Bania''' ({{lang-ne|बानियाँ}}) is a surname of people belonging to the [[Hindu]] [[Chhetri]] ([[Kshatriya]] caste) of Nepal.<ref name="Subba1989">{{cite book|title=Dynamics of a hill society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas|author=Subba, Tanka Bahadur|date=1989|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788173041143|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1yZuAAAAMAAJ|quote=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.}}</ref> The alternate spelling of Bania is also used by Chhetris.<ref name="SinghUP2005">{{cite book|title=People of India: Uttar Pradesh (3 pts.)|author1=Singh, K.S.|author2=Anthropological Survey of India|date=2005|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|isbn=9788173041143|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6QVuAAAAMAAJ|access-date=2017-06-11|quote=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.}}</ref> Indian use '''Bania''' ({{lang-hi|बनिया}}) It is also used as a family name by European people.<br />
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== Notable people ==<br />
* [[Chandra Prakash Baniya]] (born 7 April 1951) is a Nepali writer, columnist, educator and politician.<br />
*[[Mohan Baniya]], Nepalese politician<br />
* [[Rabindra Singh Baniya]], Nepalese Actor, Producer and Theatre Actor/Director.<br />
*[[Indra Bania]], an Indian theatre actor, playwright<br />
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===European Notable people===<br />
* [[Piotr Bania]] (born 1973), Polish football player<br />
*[[Rayyan Baniya]], (born 18 February 1999) is an Italian football player<br />
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==Fictional Usage==<br />
* [[Kenny Bania]], secondary character on the ''Seinfeld'' TV series<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Surnames]]<br />
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[[Category:Vaishya community]]</div>Ajay Kumar