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 surname Bonam (Hindi: बोनम, Marathi: बोनाम, Oriya: େବାନାମ, Russian: Бонам) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 47,266th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 665,286 people. The last name Bonam is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Bonam live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 336,019th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 617 people.
This surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 10,291 people, or 1 in 74,537. In India Bonam is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 93 percent are found, Telangana, where 6 percent are found and Karnataka, where 0 percent are found. Other than India this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Bonam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bonam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bonam last name 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 last name are 13.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.44% 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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