Bun Surname
Approximately 76,987 people bear this surname
Bun Surname Definition:
(Gaelic.) A foundation; Bunn, a hill.
Bun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 61,608 | 1:251 | 41 |
| Indonesia | 4,466 | 1:29,612 | 3,489 |
| Vietnam | 2,098 | 1:44,159 | 526 |
| United States | 1,254 | 1:289,042 | 26,846 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,237 | 1:6,592 | 443 |
| Japan | 1,125 | 1:113,639 | 6,505 |
| Ukraine | 692 | 1:65,784 | 9,450 |
| France | 590 | 1:112,581 | 16,859 |
| Malaysia | 577 | 1:51,117 | 3,985 |
| Thailand | 453 | 1:155,935 | 24,881 |
| Russia | 429 | 1:335,951 | 33,612 |
| Romania | 426 | 1:47,131 | 5,869 |
| Taiwan | 367 | 1:63,882 | 670 |
| India | 365 | 1:2,101,549 | 71,002 |
| Netherlands | 182 | 1:92,787 | 15,250 |
| Belarus | 151 | 1:62,921 | 10,509 |
| Australia | 133 | 1:202,975 | 19,846 |
| Canada | 109 | 1:338,033 | 30,736 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Pakistan | 97 | 1:1,841,690 | 18,345 |
| Luxembourg | 68 | 1:8,537 | 1,349 |
| Hungary | 46 | 1:213,397 | 17,734 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 81 | 1:300,930 | 20,318 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 208 | 1:241,436 | 20,158 |
The alternate forms: Bún (2), Bün (2) & Buñ (1) are calculated separately.
Bun (86,423) may also be a first name.
Bun Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Gaelic.) A foundation; Bunn, a hill.
Bun Demographics
Average Male Bun Height
173.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bun (Bengali: বুন, Hindi: बुन, Marathi: बुन, Oriya: ବୁନ, Russian: Бунь) has its highest incidence in Cambodia. It can appear in the variant forms: Bún, Bün or Buñ. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bun? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,382nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 94,659 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Bun reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 11,580th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 86,423 people.
The surname is most widely held in Cambodia, where it is carried by 61,608 people, or 1 in 251. In Cambodia it is most common in: Phnom Penh, where 19 percent reside, Battambang Province, where 7 percent reside and Kandal Province, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Cambodia it exists in 81 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Vietnam, where 3 percent reside.
Bun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bun surname increased 603 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Bun surname is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (70%) in Belarus and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Bun are 2.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.77% being registered with the party.
The amount Bun earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 33.87% less than the national average, earning $15,013,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.05% less than the national average, earning $37,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.12% less than the national average, earning $44,159 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bun in the Bengali language | ||
| বুন | buna | - |
| Bun in the Oriya language | ||
| ବୁନ | buna | 83.33 |
| ବୁନ୍ | bun | 16.67 |
| Bun in the Hindi language | ||
| बुन | buna | 74.75 |
| बून | buna | 15.84 |
| बुन्दु | bundu | 3.96 |
| बुन्दू | bundu | 2.48 |
| बुन् | bun | 1.49 |
| Bun in the Marathi language | ||
| बुन | buna | 73.68 |
| बुण | buna | 10.53 |
| बून | buna | 10.53 |
| बाुन | bauna | 5.26 |
| Bun in the Russian language | ||
| Бунь | bun | - |
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Footnotes
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