Bunker Forename

603,623rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Bunker Forename Definition:

A Old English name, meaning: A chest made to serve as a bench, but generally regarded as a nickname from the French bon coeur, good heart.

Bunker Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
1231:2,947,45543,328
Canada-451:736,29716,670
Russia
100%
131:11,094,90040,853
India
100%
101:121,487,7971,527,033
Philippines
100%
61:17,668,246211,341
Indonesia-51:51,592,734871,495
China-41:341,513,94678,144
Italy
100%
31:20,354,03045,650
Argentina-21:21,386,62229,627
Mexico-21:62,072,21496,650
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Cambodia
100%
11:16,273,33074,610
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892

The alternate forms: Búnker (1) are calculated separately.

Bunker (13,961) may also be a surname.

Bunker Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Old English name, meaning: A chest made to serve as a bench, but generally regarded as a nickname from the French bon coeur, good heart.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Bunker Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Búnker941/
Bungker9225/
Bunkert921/
Bounker921/
Bhunkerd863/
Bhunkesr861/
Bonker8328/
Bunkir831/
Bnkr801/
Boncker7728/
Bouncer7719/
Bungkir7713/
Buncher774/
Bauncer771/
Bunqerh771/
Bunkruea714/
Boonkear712/
Punkhuer711/
Bouncher711/
Buncir6712/
Ben Acker671/
Bonkir671/
Bonquer621/
Boumkayre531/

Bunker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bunker in the Russian language
Бункерbunker-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bunker