Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Indonesian, Arabic Scripts بنجر(Arabic) Pronounced Pron. /ˈbaɲ.d͡ʒar/(Indonesian) /ˈban.d͡ʒar/(Arabic) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From the name of the Banjar people, itself derived from Javanese mbanjarke meaning "separate, rearrange, organize". This surname is common among people of Indonesian ancestry in Saudi Arabia.