Bonam Surname
Approximately 10,954 people bear this surname
Bonam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 10,291 | 1:74,537 | 5,052 |
| United States | 438 | 1:827,532 | 63,418 |
| England | 94 | 1:592,745 | 35,632 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 73 | 1:687,927 | 44,660 |
Bonam (617) may also be a first name.
Bonam Demographics
Average Bonam Salary in
United States
$39,880 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bonam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bonam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bonam (Hindi: बोनम, Marathi: बोनाम, Oriya: େବାନାମ, Russian: Бонам) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 47,266th most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 665,286 people. The last name Bonam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Bonam are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Bonam is also the 336,019th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 617 people.
Bonam is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 10,291 people, or 1 in 74,537. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 93 percent live, Telangana, where 6 percent live and Karnataka, where 0 percent live. Barring India this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Bonam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bonam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bonam surname grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bonam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bonam surname are 13.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.44% being registered with the party.
Bonam earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.58% less than the national average, earning $39,880 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bonam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bonam in the Marathi language | ||
| बोनाम | bonama | 66.67 |
| बोनम | bonama | 33.33 |
| Bonam in the Hindi language | ||
| बोनम | bonama | 50 |
| बोनाम | bonama | 50 |
| Bonam in the Oriya language | ||
| େବାନାମ | ebanama | 50 |
| ନମ | nama | 50 |
| Bonam in the Russian language | ||
| Бонам | bonam | - |
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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 Bonam
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