Banuna Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
Banuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 227 | 1:780,365 | 35,035 |
| Indonesia | 70 | 1:1,889,274 | 120,273 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Banuna (170) may also be a first name.
Banuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Banuna (Hindi: बन्ुना, Oriya: ବାଣୁଁଆ) is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Banuna click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banuna? popularity and diffusion
The last name Banuna is the 802,733rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. The surname Banuna is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Banuna are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 701,320th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 170 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 227 people, or 1 in 780,365. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 97 percent live, Osun, where 2 percent live and Bayelsa, where 0 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banuna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banuna in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଣୁଁଆ | banuma | - |
| Banuna in the Hindi language | ||
| बन्ुना | banuna | 40 |
| बन्उना | banuna | 20 |
| बनुना | banuna | 20 |
| बंउना | bamuna | 20 |
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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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- 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 Banuna
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