Baniya (surname)

Baniya or Bania (बानियाँ) is a surname of people belonging to the Hindu Chhetri (Kshatriya caste) of Nepal. The alternate spelling of Bania is used by Chhetris and in India (बनिया). Notable people with these surnames include:

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

Bania

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