Bonaventure Surname

50,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Bonaventure Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. Probably a kindly wish; compare Goodspeed. It is found, as might well be expected, as a pursuivant's sobriquet.

'Bonne-A venture, pursuivant of Sir Thomas Hoo': Wars of England in France, Henry VI.

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Bonaventure Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad6,2581:2,172393
France1,0631:62,4868,539
Tanzania9861:53,6935,897
United States6711:540,17744,793
Belgium3051:37,6946,171
Haiti2111:50,6353,051
Cameroon1321:157,34117,155
Nigeria1291:1,373,20053,624
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Burundi491:200,099357
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Canada481:767,61660,775
Rwanda361:315,6941,449
Mauritius331:39,1947,252
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
India81:95,883,173728,828
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Bonaventure (75,909) may also be a first name.

Bonaventure Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. Probably a kindly wish; compare Goodspeed. It is found, as might well be expected, as a pursuivant's sobriquet.

'Bonne-A venture, pursuivant of Sir Thomas Hoo': Wars of England in France, Henry VI.

John Bonaventure. Rolls of Parliament.

Gist Bonaventure. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

Bonaventura is an Italian fontname, after San Bonaventura. Probably it was transferred to England by the merchants. 'Fairaventure' (which see) also existed.

Thomas Bonaventure and Henry Grand, merchants of Ireland and Wales, Close Rolls, 17 Richard II.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Bonaventure Last Name Facts

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

Bonaventure (Hindi: बोनाबन्चर्स, Marathi: बोनावेन्चर, Oriya: ବନାେଭୁର) occurs most in Chad. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonaventure? popularity and diffusion

It is the 50,302nd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 714,185 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Bonaventure reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Bonaventure is also the 12,944th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 75,909 people.

It is most widespread in Chad, where it is carried by 6,258 people, or 1 in 2,172. Excluding Chad it exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in France, where 10 percent reside and Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.

Bonaventure Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bonaventure has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,684 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bonaventure Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bonaventure last name are 31.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.53% registered with the political party.

The amount Bonaventure earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.38% more than the national average, earning $51,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.88% more than the national average, earning $52,604 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bonaventure Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bonaventure in the Hindi language
बोनाबन्चर्सbonabancarsa-
Bonaventure in the Oriya language
ବନାେଭୁରbanaebhura-
Bonaventure in the Marathi language
बोनावेन्चरbonavencara25
बोनावेचरbonavecara18.75
बोनावेन्तुरेbonaventure12.5
बोनावतुरेbonavature6.25
बोनावटुरेbonavature6.25
बोनावेनतुअरbonavenatu'ara6.25
बोनवेन्चरbonavencara6.25
बोनावेनचरbonavenacara6.25
बोनवटरbonavatara6.25
बोनोवेचरेbonovecare6.25

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