Bakunya Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Bakunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Bakunya (35) may also be a first name.
Bakunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bakunya (Russian: Бакуня) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Bakunya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakunya? popularity and diffusion
Bakunya is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Bakunya is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Bakunya reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 35 people.
The surname Bakunya is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 1,501,511. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kamuli District, where 42 percent reside, Bushenyi District, where 19 percent reside and Kiruhura District, where 12 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 7 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakounya | 93 | 2 | / |
| Bakonya | 86 | 73 | / |
| Bokunya | 86 | 27 | / |
| Bakunja | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bakunia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bakunjad | 80 | 26 | / |
| Bakhonya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bakounia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakoonya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bokonya | 71 | 69 | / |
| Bakonyo | 71 | 34 | / |
| Bakonia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bakonja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bacunha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bacunia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bokunea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bokunia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bokungea | 67 | 48 | / |
| Backonja | 67 | 20 | / |
| Boukounia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bokoungna | 63 | 1 | / |
| Beikungia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bacuña | 62 | 13 | / |
| Bokonyo | 57 | 83 | / |
| Bakonjo | 57 | 21 | / |
| Baconia | 57 | 3 | / |
| Bacuingno | 50 | 0 | / |
Bakunya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bakunya in the Russian language | ||
| Бакуня | bakuna | - |
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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 Bakunya
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