Bonny Surname
Approximately 14,576 people bear this surname
Bonny Surname Definition:
(French-Latin) the French Bonny = Good, Kind, Fair [fromFrench bon(ne, Latin bon-us]
Bonny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 2,794 | 1:57,035 | 2,975 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2,345 | 1:3,477 | 172 |
| Nigeria | 1,871 | 1:94,678 | 6,516 |
| France | 1,572 | 1:42,254 | 5,318 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,005 | 1:22,956 | 1,662 |
| United States | 777 | 1:466,485 | 39,729 |
| Belgium | 697 | 1:16,494 | 2,527 |
| Switzerland | 577 | 1:14,234 | 2,345 |
| Cameroon | 555 | 1:37,422 | 5,006 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Australia | 320 | 1:84,362 | 9,770 |
| Haiti | 304 | 1:35,144 | 2,402 |
| England | 272 | 1:204,846 | 17,761 |
| Malaysia | 124 | 1:237,857 | 13,554 |
| Germany | 106 | 1:759,485 | 56,711 |
| Tanzania | 84 | 1:630,257 | 38,555 |
| Canada | 71 | 1:518,952 | 43,932 |
| India | 70 | 1:10,958,077 | 204,613 |
| Botswana | 61 | 1:35,851 | 7,015 |
| Uganda | 52 | 1:750,755 | 36,601 |
| Indonesia | 45 | 1:2,938,871 | 165,726 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Panama | 35 | 1:111,779 | 4,120 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Jamaica | 27 | 1:106,294 | 4,277 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 24 | 1:184,578 | 9,087 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 510 | 1:47,795 | 5,894 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 330 | 1:152,178 | 14,081 |
Bonny (77,525) may also be a first name.
Bonny Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French-Latin) the French Bonny = Good, Kind, Fair [fromFrench bon(ne, Latin bon-us]
(English) The good, kind person.
"Bonny; good in any respect; having good features, good complexion, good form, good and manly dispositions." Richardson. French bon, good. An enviable surname. In the S. of England the name Boniface is thus contracted.
From the French, Bonne; a personal name.
Bonny Demographics
Bonny Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Bonny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bonny Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bonny (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻧﻰ, Marathi: बॉनी) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonny? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bonny is the 36,199th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 499,969 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 24 percent of Bonny live; 20 percent live in Western Europe and 19 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 12,714th most common given name at a global level, held by 77,525 people.
Bonny is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 2,794 people, or 1 in 57,035. Not including Bangladesh Bonny occurs in 84 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Bonny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bonny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bonny surname expanded 235 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 47 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 33 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bonny Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Bonny surname is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bonny surname are 3.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.7% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bonny earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 213.23% more than the national average, earning R 744,348 per year; in United States they earn 3.54% more than the national average, earning $44,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.14% more than the national average, earning $59,194 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bonny Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bonny in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻧﻰ | bwny | 66.67 |
| ﺑﻮﻧﻲ | bwny | 33.33 |
| Bonny in the Marathi language | ||
| बॉनी | boni | 50.79 |
| बोनी | boni | 46.03 |
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