Bhunja Surname
Approximately 2,739 people bear this surname
Bhunja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,738 | 1:280,155 | 15,938 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Bhunja (111) may also be a first name.
Bhunja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bhunja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bhunja (Hindi: भुन्जा, Marathi: भुंजा, Oriya: ଭୁ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bhunja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bhunja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bhunja is the 159,324th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,660,659 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Bhunja live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 890,531st most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 111 people.
The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 2,738 people, or 1 in 280,155. In India it is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 98 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside and Odisha, where 0 percent reside. Beside India this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bhunja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bhunja in the Marathi language | ||
| भुंजा | bhunja | 90.57 |
| भूंजा | bhunja | 7.55 |
| भुजगा | bhujaga | 1.89 |
| Bhunja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଭୁ | bhu | 80.95 |
| ଭୂ | bhu | 14.29 |
| ଭୂଜ୍ | bhuj | 4.76 |
| Bhunja in the Hindi language | ||
| भुन्जा | bhunja | 68 |
| भुंजा | bhunja | 24 |
| भुनजा | bhunaja | 4 |
| भूंजा | bhunja | 4 |
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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 Bhunja
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