Basunu Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Basunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Basunu (35) may also be a first name.
Basunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Basunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Basunu (Hindi: बासुनू, Oriya: ବାସୁନୁ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Basunu? popularity and diffusion
Basunu is the 1,894,523rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. Basunu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Basunu reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Basunu is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 35 people.
The surname Basunu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria Basunu is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 91 percent live, Lagos, where 7 percent live and Delta, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basungu | 92 | 173 | / |
| Baasunu | 92 | 26 | / |
| Bassunu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Basunnu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Bashunu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bashungu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bazunu | 83 | 1,069 | / |
| Bajunu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wasunu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Uasunu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Batsounou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bassounou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bazungu | 77 | 699 | / |
| Bosungu | 77 | 91 | / |
| Wasungu | 77 | 54 | / |
| Baazunu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Bashinu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bashonu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Baisonu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bhajunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bassoungou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Beysungu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Boshungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bazounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wassungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bosonu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bojunu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bajunauth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wosunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boussounou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Bayjunauth | 63 | 1 | / |
| Boussoungou | 59 | 23 | / |
| Bassonou | 57 | 144 | / |
| Woshungu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Baisonau | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bodjounou | 53 | 33 | / |
| Bocounnou | 53 | 1 | / |
Basunu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Basunu in the Hindi language | ||
| बासुनू | basunu | - |
| Basunu in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାସୁନୁ | basunu | - |
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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 Basunu
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