Bhunj Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Bhunj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 140 | 1:5,479,038 | 132,955 |
| Nepal | 7 | 1:4,068,708 | 11,207 |
Bhunj (23) may also be a first name.
Bhunj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bhunj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bhunj (Hindi: भूंज, Marathi: भुंज) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bhunj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bhunj is the 1,453,389th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Bhunj live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Bhunj is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name on earth, held by 23 people.
The surname Bhunj is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 5,479,038. In India Bhunj is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 74 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 7 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 6 percent reside. Not including India this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nepal, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bhunj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bhunj in the Marathi language | ||
| भुंज | bhunja | - |
| Bhunj in the Hindi language | ||
| भूंज | bhunja | 33.33 |
| भुंजा | bhunja | 25 |
| भुन्ज | bhunja | 8.33 |
| भुज | bhuja | 8.33 |
| भून्ज | bhunja | 8.33 |
| भुंज | bhunja | 8.33 |
| भूँज | bhumja | 8.33 |
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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 Bhunj
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