Bakunzi Surname

395,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bakunzi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakunzi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6521:59,8766,957
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Rwanda361:315,6941,449
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Bakunzi (58) may also be a first name.

Bakunzi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bakunzi is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakunzi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 395,841st most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,179,064 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bakunzi are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 58 people.

It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 652 people, or 1 in 59,876. In Uganda Bakunzi is primarily found in: Kisoro District, where 23 percent live, Kibaale District, where 11 percent live and Mubende District, where 10 percent live. Excluding Uganda Bakunzi exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Rwanda, where 4 percent live.

Bakunzi Last Name Statistics demography

Bakunzi earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.02% more than the national average, earning R 342,240 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakuunzi931/
Bakundzi931/
Bakonzi86246/
Bakungi8682/
Bakunze8664/
Bakunza8658/
Bakunci868/
Bakunji861/
Bokunzi861/
Bakundji804/
Bakonzie804/
Bakunchi801/
Bakondzi801/
Baikonzi801/
Bokunzoi801/
Baikunji801/
Bakeundji751/
Bokonzi71637/
Bakonza715/
Bakunje715/
Bakonze712/
Bakunge711/
Bokunze711/
Bokunza711/
Vakungi711/
Bokondzi6721/
Bachkhoungi6713/
Bakhunje671/
Bakunche671/

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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 Bakunzi
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