Bakunda Surname

93,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bakunda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,2021:17,7292,716
Tanzania1,7051:31,0513,676
DR Congo1,1291:65,4387,718
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
France81:8,302,840321,660
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Bakunda (436) may also be a first name.

Bakunda Last Name Facts

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

Bakunda (Hindi: बाकुंडा, Oriya: ବାକୁା) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakunda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 93,808th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,433,992 people. Bakunda is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bakunda reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Bakunda is also the 410,680th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 436 people.

The surname Bakunda is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,202 people, or 1 in 17,729. In Uganda Bakunda is primarily found in: Kamwenge District, where 11 percent live, Ibanda District, where 10 percent live and Isingiro District, where 8 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 34 percent live and The DR Congo, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bakunda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bakunda in the Hindi language
बाकुंडाbakunda-
Bakunda in the Oriya language
ବାକୁାbakua-

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