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
Basunu (Hindi: बासुनू, Oriya: ବାସୁନୁ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Basunu.
How Common Is The Last Name Basunu? popularity and diffusion
Basunu is the 1,894,523rd most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name Basunu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Basunu live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Basunu is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 35 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria it is most common in: Oyo, where 91 percent reside, Lagos, where 7 percent reside and Delta, where 2 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.
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
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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 Basunu
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