Bhunjun Surname

274,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Bhunjun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bhunjun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1,3311:972104
England561:994,96549,531
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bhunjun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bhunjun occurs more in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bhunjun? popularity and diffusion

Bhunjun is the 274,840th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,157,499 people. The surname Bhunjun occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Bhunjun live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean.

Bhunjun is most frequently held in Mauritius, where it is borne by 1,331 people, or 1 in 972. In Mauritius it is most prevalent in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 23 percent are found, Pamplemousses District, where 22 percent are found and Savanne District, where 14 percent are found. Not including Mauritius this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhunjoun9355/
Bunjun92228/
Bunjung8619/
Bounjun861/
Bhunjum861/
Bunjune861/
Bunjoung801/
Bhunsung801/
Bunyun77288/
Bunsun7766/
Bunjon7719/
Bumjun772/
Buncun771/
Bunjum771/
Bonjun771/
Bunsung711,615/
Boonjun71460/
Bunyung7114/
Bunjoon711/
Bounjoum67617/
Bunyoeun677/
Buncheun675/
Bounxeun671/
Boonjune671/
Bhunchum671/
Bugnusen671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Bhunjun
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis