Bona Surname

14,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Togo

Bona Surname User-submission:

Bona is an Italian surname, meaning 'good'.

Bona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy5,2291:11,6961,828
Philippines5,1811:19,5402,388
Ethiopia4,0241:24,2413,065
Brazil2,9271:73,1382,726
United States2,2391:161,88416,475
Indonesia1,9101:69,2407,463
DR Congo1,6901:43,7165,321
Egypt1,4641:62,7985,897
Togo1,0501:6,9031,501
Papua New Guinea9231:8,834687
Spain8711:53,6764,978
India8521:900,31139,099
Poland8201:46,3527,310
France7951:83,55111,860
Romania7261:27,6553,535
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Cameroon6261:33,1774,476
Argentina5981:71,4776,073
Canada4441:82,9869,238
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Benin3901:26,5023,536
Nigeria3891:455,38023,220
South Africa3011:179,99219,765
Thailand2961:238,64340,474
Cambodia2741:56,5221,919
Venezuela2481:121,7914,095
England2231:249,85720,242
Germany2201:365,93434,941
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Dominican Republic1931:54,0572,726
Liberia1651:26,7182,589
Congo1591:31,3783,157
Slovakia1581:33,7756,114
Switzerland1351:60,8367,569
Australia1261:214,25220,680
Pakistan1211:1,476,39616,157
Tanzania1101:481,28732,644
Colombia941:508,2357,080
Hungary931:105,55110,142
Uganda891:438,64426,475
Taiwan881:266,4182,209
Belgium821:140,20320,001
Chile621:284,1378,321
Iran601:1,279,70953,896
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Solomon Islands501:11,6012,083
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
Ivory Coast471:490,87715,694
Greece441:251,81338,343
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Haiti281:381,56810,602
Namibia281:86,0507,998
Zambia281:566,06923,715
Uruguay271:127,10211,684
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Turkey221:3,537,33793,247
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Croatia151:281,90728,677
China141:97,665,8265,141
Serbia141:510,35319,964
Wales111:281,32115,850
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Albania61:485,67618,535
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Malta41:107,5681,849
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales321:49,0132,509
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

The alternate forms: Bóna (1,990), Boña (20), Böna (8) & Bonà (5) are calculated separately.

Bona (45,886) may also be a first name.

Bona Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bona is an Italian surname, meaning 'good'.

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Bona Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bona (Arabic: بعوني, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻥ, Hindi: बोना, Marathi: बोना, Oriya: େବାନା, Russian: Бона, Tibetan: བོ་ན་) is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Bóna, Boña, Böna or Bonà. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bona? popularity and diffusion

Bona is the 14,352nd most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 187,519 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 31 percent of Bona reside; 20 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 13 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 19,863rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 45,886 people.

The last name Bona is most frequently held in Italy, where it is borne by 5,229 people, or 1 in 11,696. In Italy it is primarily found in: Piedmont, where 35 percent are found, Lombardy, where 27 percent are found and Veneto, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Italy Bona is found in 127 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 13 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 10 percent are found.

Bona Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bona has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,341 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,062 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 66 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bona Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Bona last name are 3.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.67% registered with the party.

The amount Bona earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning €32,233 per year; in South Africa they earn 31.88% less than the national average, earning R 161,868 per year; in Colombia they earn 28.38% less than the national average, earning $16,259,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.08% more than the national average, earning $49,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning $46,011 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bóna921,990/
Boña9220/
Böna928/
Bonà925/
Boina8940,096/
Bonga8928,151/
Bonna8919,337/
Bouna895,377/
Boena893,865/
Bonah892,910/
Bonat892,859/
Bonas892,408/
Bonai891,909/
Boona891,817/
Bonea891,437/
Bosna89767/
Bonay89582/
Bonad89545/
Bonaj89523/
Bogna89351/
Bhona89350/
Boyna89318/
Bohna89295/
Bonaz89234/
Bonau89212/
Buona89103/
Bonaţ8967/
Bomna8942/
Bonaş8932/
Bojna8926/
Bonaa8922/
Bonoa8920/
Bonač8918/
Botna8917/
Bonap898/
Bon'a897/
Boïna896/
Bonaś891/
Bonaș891/
Bonaț891/
Bonåa891/
Bonța891/
Bonaya809,324/
Bonnah803,161/
Bongay802,554/
Bonnat801,279/
Bounga801,248/
Boutna801,132/
Bonnay80872/
Bosnea80734/
Boonga80717/
Bhoina80587/
Boonna80521/
Bhonga80381/
Bonnaz80377/
Bounas80374/
Bougna80370/
Bognat80264/
Bonatz80258/
Boinay80231/
Bounah80227/
Bonass80204/
Bounai80204/
Bonnas80198/
Bonaud80176/
Bongai80142/
Bonach80140/
Boinah80122/
Boonha80120/
Bohnau80105/
Boinga80105/
Bootna80105/
Bhoena8084/
Boinau8083/
Boenau8081/
Bosnai8067/
Bonaus8067/
Bonnau8064/
Bounay8057/
Bohnas8053/
Boinas8050/
Bounna8049/
Bonaut8049/
Bhonay8049/
Boeina8048/
Bonead8043/
Bohnat8033/
Boinna8031/
Boonaa8031/
Bognea8029/
Bonoha8029/
Bouina8027/
Bonadt8025/
Bongau8022/
Boniea8020/
Bonatt8019/
Boynay8019/
Bonash8019/
Bousna8018/
Bohyna8017/
Bounea8016/
Bognad8016/
Bognay8016/
Bosnat8015/
Bosnay8015/
Boinat8013/
Boynaz8013/
Bongna8012/
Bounau809/
Boinai808/
Bonacz808/
Boinad807/
Bojnai807/
Booina806/
Bonaas806/
Bouhna805/
Boinaa805/
Bonnad805/
Bhogna805/
Bosnas805/
Bonais805/
Bhojna804/
Boenna804/
Boonas804/
Boïnah804/
Bounat804/
Buonga804/
Bonats804/
Bonhai804/
Boynna803/
Bhonaj803/
Boinea803/
Bojjna803/
Bhonat803/
Bounad803/
Bonnea803/
Bonnga803/
Bonaia803/
Bhoona802/
Boynau802/
Boynah802/
Bhonad802/
Bhonas802/
Boehna802/
Bonaja802/
Bonaid802/
Bhotna802/
Boynas802/
Boonoa802/
Bhonah802/
Boomna802/
Boonaj802/
Boonay802/
Bohuna802/
Bhoyna801/
Bothna801/
Buonat801/
Botnau801/
Botnea801/
Bonadh801/
Bonhau801/
Bonhoa801/
Bonioa801/
Bhomna801/
Bhon'a801/
Bhosna801/
Boinoa801/
Boisna801/
Boeyna801/
Boneas801/
Bonaah801/
Bomnah801/
Boumna801/
Bomnad801/
Bonads801/
Bonnaa801/
Bonhay801/
Bonaay801/
Boonat801/
Boigna801/
Bognai801/
Bouyna801/
Bounoa801/
Bohnad801/
Bonhas801/
Boynai801/
Bonait801/
Bohnah801/
Boonea801/
Boonad801/
Bounaj801/
Bohnna800/
Bonahu800/
Bonadz800/
Boneat800/
Boogna800/
Boni75116,481/
Bana7558,137/
Bone7554,213/
Bena7546,523/
Bono7541,320/
Bony7513,873/
Buna759,898/
Vona756,896/
Wona754,868/
Boné75132/
Bonh7589/
Bonj7542/
Bůna7516/
Uona754/
Bonè752/
Bãna751/
Boní751/
Bonò751/
Bonó751/
Bána751/
Bonnaud736,092/
Bounaas733,399/
Boujnah731,656/
Bounnah731,091/
Bounaaj73516/
Bounhas73390/
Bounaud73268/
Bounaya73252/
Bousnah73175/
Bouneau73163/
Bounaia73155/
Bonhaus73145/
Bonnast73105/
Bougnas7384/
Bosnach7381/
Bonasch7373/
Boonnat7370/
Bouhnad7355/
Boisnay7352/
Boonhai7351/
Boinaud7345/
Boonnad7340/
Bhoonah7333/
Bognatz7332/
Bonnays7331/
Bognaux7327/
Bousnad7325/
Boonhat7324/
Bognach7323/
Bonnais7322/
Bonatch7321/
Bongnay7320/
Bonnaha7317/
Bouhnas7317/
Bounass7316/
Bounaja7316/
Bongnap7315/
Boinais7314/
Boonnaj7313/
Bhoinay7312/
Bouynat7310/
Bohnaus7310/
Boneaux739/
Bounait739/
Boutnas739/
Bonayth738/
Bonnaïs738/
Bouhina737/
Bongaya736/
Bonhach735/
Bounaàs735/
Bognath735/
Bounnat734/
Boonaid734/
Boonhad734/
Bhootna733/
Bhoomna733/
Boggina733/
Bhonaja732/
Bonngau732/
Boonath732/
Bousnat732/
Bocenna732/
Boungai732/
Bonaová732/
Bognaud732/
Bonnaut732/
Bonngay732/
Boungah732/
Bousnaa732/
Boonead732/
Boonhoa732/
Boonauy732/
Boonnai732/
Boonnau732/
Bosnass731/
Bonaaja731/
Bonaggi731/
Bonniea731/
Bhongau731/
Bhongay731/
Bohnnoa731/
Boinead731/
Bonnatt731/
Bonnait731/
Boinnah731/
Bounaah731/
Bounaad731/
Bouneas731/
Boumnad731/
Bousnna731/
Bonhaya731/
Bongaha731/
Bonaova731/
Boneaud731/
Bonngah731/
Boojnah731/
Bojnath731/
Bohnaht731/
Bohnath731/
Boinaut731/
Boinnay731/
Bognass731/
Bognasz731/
Bouttna731/
Bounaid731/
Bounash731/
Boungna731/
Bounioa731/
Bougnat731/
Bosneas731/
Bhoonna731/
Bhoinad731/
Boneats731/
Bouynah731/
Bounaaz731/
Bounnas731/
Bosenna731/
Boinnas731/
Boonnah731/
Boonnha731/
Boonhay731/
Boonast731/
Bounnad731/
Bootnai731/
Boneath730/
Bonheau730/
Bounatt730/
Bonhath730/
Booneau730/
Banga67165,838/
Boone6786,405/
Bunga6778,607/
Banna6766,320/
Bongo6743,546/
Baena6737,329/
Boini6730,055/
Bonet6724,407/
Buono6722,411/
Bonou6721,299/
Banai6720,260/
Bonny6714,576/
Banaś6714,210/
Boene6712,904/
Banat6712,557/
Boucenna6710,565/
Bonne6710,350/
Bones6710,018/
Bunea679,053/
Bohne678,588/
Banas677,718/
Bhana677,626/
Boney676,866/
Bunai676,604/
Batna675,863/
Vonga675,840/
Bonyi675,295/
Bagna675,194/
Boyne674,872/
Baana674,810/
Wonah674,609/
Bongi674,329/
Bouni674,314/
Banea674,265/
Banay674,129/
Boune674,026/
Bonis673,994/
Bonni673,902/
Boner673,467/
Boeno673,458/
Benea673,409/
Voina673,397/
Bugna673,240/
Bunna673,084/
Bonge672,930/
Banad672,546/
Banaj672,463/
Benai672,452/
Bogni672,444/
Bonno672,407/
Bhone672,322/
Beena672,292/
Bunat672,206/
Wojna671,903/
Banah671,895/
Bonyo671,783/
Bahna671,748/
Bogno671,725/
Bogne671,706/
Banau671,476/
Boned671,314/
Bunay671,236/
Bonos671,126/
Bauna671,102/
Bujna671,052/
Bonneaud671,040/
Bunas671,032/
Bonot671,031/
Benay67982/
Boyni67961/
Bonio67938/
Voyna67899/
Mpona67888/
Bonje67846/
Bouny67830/
Buoni67790/
Vonau67774/
Boine67755/
Vogna67735/
Bunad67722/
Banaz67700/
Baïna67679/
Basna67669/
Bhuna67613/
Bonie67590/
Voona67586/
Buhna67569/
Bhena67545/
Boneu67529/
Boeni67526/
Behna67437/
Boisneau67391/
Bonoy67383/
Boino67379/
Benau67378/
Bonit67363/
Bomne67342/
Bonee67333/
Buina67329/
Bohny67325/
Banaa67309/
Benah67308/
Bonné67307/
Bonez67306/
Vonna67305/
Boneh67283/
Bouno67268/
Bunah67259/
Boyno67256/
Bunaj67253/
Bonoi67252/
Bousenna67249/
Vojna67229/
Bomni67214/
Wouna67196/
Banap67178/
Boneß67178/
Bonoh67171/
Bounahat67161/
Bonneaux67159/
Butna67151/
Bonoo67146/
Bohni67138/
Bonod67131/
Bonei67126/
Bhonj67125/
Bonnault67122/
Bougnaud67118/
Buyna67115/
Bosne67114/
Boongaya67112/
Woona67110/
Bunau67110/
Banoa6795/
Benaa6794/
Vonah6791/
Bojni6789/
Busna6787/
Wonoa6784/
Vuona6783/
Woyna6777/
Bonui6777/
Wonai6776/
Botne6774/
Vouna6773/
Bonér6773/
Bojno6762/
Bonhi6762/
Bamna6760/
Banaš6757/
Wonna6750/
Bența6750/
Bosni6749/
Bgoni6748/
Vonea6747/
Woina6745/
Bonih6743/
Bouyneau6741/
Boniš6735/
Bounaaja6734/
Bonop6734/
Vonas6734/
Bosno6733/
Boiny6731/
Beuna6731/
Bohné6731/
Bunaz6730/
Bonid6729/
Bhony6726/
Boyny6726/
Vonay6726/
Bónay6726/
Boisnaud6726/
Vonoa6725/
Buuna6724/
Bonii6718/
Bomno6717/
Vonaj6716/
Boniy6715/
Bonoz6715/
Boniz6715/
Bunđa6713/
Wonea6713/
Wonau6713/
Bünau6713/
Bu'na6713/
Bouneaud6713/
Boony6712/
Vonat6712/
Bonäs6712/
Bónai6712/
Bönat6712/
Vonai6711/
Bojne6711/
Buony6711/
Hbana6710/
Boinh6710/
Buone679/
Wonay679/
Botni679/
Bonàs679/
Banaï679/
Bonuj678/
Bonés678/
Boneš678/
Bonás677/
Bonhy677/
Uhona677/
Bumna676/
Vonaa676/
Bonhe676/
Bohno676/
Bunaa676/
Bouhnach676/
Vonha676/
Wonad675/
Bounahas675/
Womna674/
Bonip674/
Bouné674/
Bunaş674/
Boujnahe674/
Uomna674/
Bonyt674/
Beïna674/
Bunap673/
Bounneau673/
Benaï673/
Uonah673/
Wohna673/
Bonuo673/
Boonh673/
Bgono672/
Uonas672/
Vosna672/
Votna672/
Bénay672/
Bogneaux672/
Boisnais672/
Bojny672/
Bonnè672/
Bhoonooa672/
Bouhnass672/
Bounh672/
Boëne672/
Boñas672/
Banța672/
Bağna672/
Botny671/
Bottenna671/
Bounaiss671/
Bounnach671/
Bounnais671/
Bousnaha671/
Bonnneau671/
Bonyhova671/
Bonđi671/
Bboni671/
Boitnatt671/
Vhona671/
Boutenna671/
Bonêz671/
Boniæ671/
Boineaud671/
Hwona671/
Voľna671/
Woïna671/
Bonatsch671/
Boniś671/
Boniș671/
Bonaha'a671/
Bonaiová671/
Bonneaut671/
Bonnnaud671/
Bonyh671/
Bonèt671/
Bonêt671/
Bonós671/
Bonțe671/
Bojnauth671/
Bohnhaus671/
Bohnè671/
Boinneau671/
Boisnnay671/
Bénai671/
Bánai671/
Botņa671/
Bousnaaa671/
Bouygnah671/
Bouynaud671/
Bounahad671/
Bosnă671/
Boïny671/
Boñne671/
Bguna671/
Baãna671/
Baëna671/
Bañoa671/
Banač671/
Banaź671/
Banåa671/
Boutnach671/
Boujnaha671/
Bounj671/
Bounahai671/
Bounouha671/
Boucinna671/
Uonad671/
Boynh671/
Bomha671/
Boonhaud671/
Boonhaut671/
Boungaya671/
Huona671/
Bocennai670/

Bona Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bona in the Tibetan language
བོ་ན་bona-
Bona in the Hindi language
बोनाbona99.24
बॊनाbona0.19
बॉनाbona0.19
वौनाvauna0.19
बौनाbauna0.19
Bona in the Marathi language
बोनाbona95.01
बॉनाbona2.64
बोणाbona1.76
बोणbona0.59
Bona in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﻥbwn80
ﺑﻮﻧﻪbwnh20
Bona in the Oriya language
େବାନାebana50
ବନାbana42.86
ବଣାbana7.14
Bona in the Russian language
Бонаbona-
Bona in the Arabic language
بعونيbwny-
بوناbwna-

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Bona
  • 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