Bhanuka Surname
Approximately 614 people bear this surname
Bhanuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| India | 101 | 1:7,594,707 | 163,091 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bhanuka (2,884) may also be a first name.
Bhanuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bhanuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bhanuka (Hindi: भानुका, Marathi: भानुका, Oriya: ଭାନୁକା) is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bhanuka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bhanuka is the 527,543rd most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,868,967 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Bhanuka live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 135,359th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 2,884 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 512 people, or 1 in 40,642. Apart from Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banuka | 92 | 1,723 | / |
| Bahanguka | 88 | 10 | / |
| Banguka | 86 | 47 | / |
| Bhenuka | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bainuka | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bagnuka | 86 | 3 | / |
| Banauka | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bahnuka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Baanuka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Banukka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bhanuker | 80 | 14 | / |
| Bagnucka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bahanika | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bhaunika | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bangouka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Banaukad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bangucka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhanikka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Banika | 77 | 355 | / |
| Banuki | 77 | 80 | / |
| Benuka | 77 | 75 | / |
| Bonuka | 77 | 34 | / |
| Banoka | 77 | 26 | / |
| Banuke | 77 | 13 | / |
| Banuca | 77 | 9 | / |
| Banuko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bahanikka | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mpanuka | 71 | 533 | / |
| Banieka | 71 | 233 | / |
| Banikay | 71 | 68 | / |
| Banukhi | 71 | 64 | / |
| Banuski | 71 | 42 | / |
| Benhuka | 71 | 26 | / |
| Banhuki | 71 | 23 | / |
| Benouka | 71 | 20 | / |
| Vahanuikay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Banusko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bajnoka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banhuky | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banuiko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhenuko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banikai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bannoka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banokai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bainuke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bohnika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Npanuka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonguka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonucka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhonika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bainika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bainoka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banguke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouhnika | 67 | 513 | / |
| Bagnucki | 67 | 155 | / |
| Mpanuuka | 67 | 17 | / |
| Baniecka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Banoukou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bonouska | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banauker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaynukha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bounouka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bajnicka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangouca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bannikau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banoukis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banoukoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benoukah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banhuski | 67 | 1 | / |
Bhanuka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bhanuka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଭାନୁକା | bhanuka | - |
| Bhanuka in the Hindi language | ||
| भानुका | bhanuka | 54.55 |
| भनुका | bhanuka | 27.27 |
| भानूका | bhanuka | 18.18 |
| Bhanuka in the Marathi language | ||
| भानुका | bhanuka | 50 |
| भनूकााने | bhanukaane | 50 |
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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 Bhanuka
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