Bakunawa Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Bakunawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakunawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1041:973,44484,902
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Bakunawa (67) may also be a first name.

Bakunawa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bakunawa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bakunawa has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bakunawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakunawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,252,959th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Bakunawa are found; 59 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 57 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,191,548th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 67 people.

It is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 973,444. In The Philippines Bakunawa is most prevalent in: Bicol, where 33 percent are found, Central Luzon, where 30 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bacunawa882,416/
Baccunawa821/
Bakounawe821/
Vacunawa751,354/
Bakunova751,116/
Baconawa75996/
Bakuneva7529/
Bakonawo758/
Bakhunova7137/
Batkunova7112/
Bakuneeva719/
Baykunova719/
Bakkunova716/
Baskunova713/
Baaconawa711/
Baikunova711/
Bacunaiva711/
Bakuynova711/
Backunova711/
Bashkunova6719/
Baquinahua6714/
Bakunowich676/
Bachkunova672/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bakunawa
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