Banunga Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Banunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Banunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3631:203,52520,281
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Banunga (11) may also be a first name.

Banunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Banunga (Oriya: ବାନୁା) is most common in The DR Congo. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Banunga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Banunga? popularity and diffusion

Banunga is the 767,694th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. The surname Banunga occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Banunga reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Banunga is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 11 people.

The last name Banunga is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 363 people, or 1 in 203,525. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Banunga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Banunga in the Oriya language
ବାନୁାbanua85.71
ବାନୁଂଗାbanunga14.29

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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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  • 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 Banunga
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