Bunabu Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bunabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Bunabu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bunabu (29) may also be a first name.

Bunabu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bunabu has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bunabu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bunabu is the 5,057,639th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 87 percent of Bunabu are found; 87 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 87 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Bunabu is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 29 people.

The last name Bunabu is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Bunabu is most common in: Milne Bay, where 92 percent are found and Chimbu, where 8 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and Uganda, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bungabu929/
Bunnabut8697/
Bounabou862/
Bonabu831/
Boungabou8033/
Vungabu7717/
Bunawau774/
Bonabau772/
Bonnabau7118/
Wunnabud711/
Bonahabou671/
Wunnawut572/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Bunabu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis