Bhunu Surname
Approximately 2,917 people bear this surname
Bhunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2,414 | 1:6,395 | 688 |
| South Africa | 201 | 1:269,541 | 26,840 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| India | 63 | 1:12,175,641 | 218,299 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Lesotho | 6 | 1:338,760 | 16,589 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Bhunú (1) are calculated separately.
Bhunu (1,570) may also be a first name.
Bhunu Demographics
Average Bhunu Salary in
South Africa
R 152,712
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bhunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bhunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bhunu (Hindi: भुनू, Marathi: भुनु, Oriya: ଭୁନୁ) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Bhunú. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bhunu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 151,057th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,498,302 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Bhunu live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Bhunu is also the 195,408th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 1,570 people.
The surname Bhunu is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2,414 people, or 1 in 6,395. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 18 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 16 percent live and Midlands Province, where 15 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent live and Malawi, where 5 percent live.
Bhunu Last Name Statistics demography
Bhunu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.74% less than the national average, earning R 152,712 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bhunu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bhunu in the Marathi language | ||
| भुनु | bhunu | 88.41 |
| भुनू | bhunu | 2.9 |
| भूनु | bhunu | 2.9 |
| भूणु | bhunu | 1.45 |
| भूनू | bhunu | 1.45 |
| घुणू | ghunu | 1.45 |
| Bhunu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଭୁନୁ | bhunu | 87.5 |
| ଭୁଣୁ | bhunu | 12.5 |
| Bhunu in the Hindi language | ||
| भुनू | bhunu | 34.78 |
| भूनू | bhunu | 30.43 |
| भुनु | bhunu | 21.74 |
| भुण्उा | bhunua | 4.35 |
| भूनु | bhunu | 4.35 |
| भुन्नू | bhunnu | 4.35 |
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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 Bhunu
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