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
The surname Banuna (Hindi: बन्ुना, Oriya: ବାଣୁଁଆ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Banuna click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banuna? popularity and diffusion
It is the 802,733rd most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Banuna live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Banuna is also the 701,320th most frequent forename globally It is held by 170 people.
The last name Banuna is most widespread 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 are found, Osun, where 2 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
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
- 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 Banuna
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