Bhakuni Surname

121,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Bhakuni Surname User-submission:

This surname is used by the people of Almora district specially Sunoli (Maniyadhar), Basoli, Hadoli, Nagsila, Kausani, Someshwar Tehsil of Uttarakhand State of India.

Bhakuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,7371:205,26212,282
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Bhakuni (47) may also be a first name.

Bhakuni Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is used by the people of Almora district specially Sunoli (Maniyadhar), Basoli, Hadoli, Nagsila, Kausani, Someshwar Tehsil of Uttarakhand State of India.

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Bhakuni is a Kshatriya surname found in the region of Central Himalayas. Historically they have links with Nepal and the Rajasthani Empire.

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Bhakuni Last Name Facts

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

Bhakuni (Hindi: भाकुनी, Marathi: भाकुनी, Oriya: ଭାକୁନି) is most common in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bhakuni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 121,498th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,933,549 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Bhakuni are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Bhakuni is also the 1,467,136th most prevalent first name globally, held by 47 people.

This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 3,737 people, or 1 in 205,262. In India Bhakuni is mostly found in: Uttarkhand, where 62 percent are found, Delhi, where 16 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 12 percent are found. Beside India it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Bhakuni Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bhakuni last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Bhakuni earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bhakuni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bhakuni in the Hindi language
भाकुनीbhakuni94.89
सिंहsinha2.56
भाकूनीbhakuni1.34
भकुनीbhakuni0.83
भकुनिbhakuni0.13
भाकुनिbhakuni0.13
Bhakuni in the Marathi language
भाकुनीbhakuni83.93
भाकुणीbhakuni8.93
भाकूनीbhakuni5.36
भरुनीbharuni1.79
Bhakuni in the Oriya language
ଭାକୁନିbhakuni60
ଭାକୁନୀbhakuni40

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