Baniya (surname)
Baniya or Bania () 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 (). 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
Sisan Baniya, Nepalese vlogger and filmmaker

Bania 

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

See also 

 Baniya (clan)
 Bania (caste)

References 

Surnames
Khas surnames
Nepalese Hindus
Bania communities
Vaishya community