Bonev Surname

81,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Bonev Surname User-submission:

The surname Bonev comes from the ancient Greek word bonevili, meaning 'the liking of men'.

Bonev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria5,2761:1,323195
Russia1841:783,27764,691
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
North Macedonia1121:18,7632,622
Ukraine411:1,110,31099,505
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
England221:2,532,63991,802
Serbia201:357,24716,776
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Austria161:532,21549,801
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Bonev (305) may also be a first name.

Bonev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Bonev comes from the ancient Greek word bonevili, meaning 'the liking of men'.

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Bonev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bonev (Georgian: ბონევ, Russian: Бонев) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 81,164th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,216,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Bonev reside; 91 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 504,078th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 305 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Bulgaria, where it is held by 5,276 people, or 1 in 1,323. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Sofia City Province, where 26 percent are found, Stara Zagora Province, where 13 percent are found and Plovdiv Province, where 7 percent are found. Besides Bulgaria this last name is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Bonev Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bonev surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bonev earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 30.59% more than the national average, earning $56,347 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.27% more than the national average, earning $55,280 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boneva916,320/
Botnev91353/
Bosnev9146/
Bonoev9119/
Boneev9113/
Bognev917/
Boynev913/
Boinev911/
Boniev911/
Boyneva836/
Boineva835/
Bogneev835/
Bouneva832/
Botnevs831/
Bonneav831/
Banev80762/
Benev80369/
Bonov80310/
Bonef8053/
Bonew8042/
Vonev8011/
Bonav807/
Bonevová7713/
Boonheva772/
Bouneb731,797/
Bonife731,096/
Baneva73764/
Boynov73509/
Benoev73411/
Banaev73334/
Baneev73126/
Basnev73107/
Bahnev7394/
Boneff7392/
Boinov7356/
Bonnef7341/
Bonipe7318/
Baniev7317/
Boenov7314/
Bonefe7312/
Boonov7310/
Benaev739/
Bonepe739/
Boniep738/
Bangev738/
Voneva736/
Bonnov735/
Bounov734/
Beniev734/
Voneuv733/
Bagnev732/
Bannev732/
Bounef732/
Banevs731/
Bohnef731/
Bonyov731/
Booneb731/
Voneev731/
Vosnev731/
Baunev731/
Beneev731/
Boneyp731/
Bonetb731/
Bangeev67128/
Bahneva67117/
Bannaev6770/
Bonneff6744/
Boineuf6738/
Hvoynev6733/
Bouneff6729/
Bonnefe6716/
Bohynov679/
Bannoev675/
Bounife674/
Bounefe674/
Bahniev672/
Banheev671/
Bouneaw671/
Banneva671/
Bonnief671/
Boongeb671/
Batneev671/
Baenaev671/
Baanaev671/
Bonaife671/
Bhoiniv671/
Bounneb671/
Boonneb671/
Bonneaw670/
Bonheif670/

Bonev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bonev in the Georgian language
ბონევbonev-
Bonev in the Russian language
Боневbonev-

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